Paromology

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paromology \Par`o*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. fr. ?, fr. ? to grant; ?
     by, near + ? to speak together, agree. See {Homologous}.]
     (Rhet.)
     A concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one's own
     argument.
     [1913 Webster]