POSSESSIVE
\pəzˈɛsɪv], \pəzˈɛsɪv], \p_ə_z_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_v]\
Definitions of POSSESSIVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys"
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having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent"
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serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings"
By Princeton University
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desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys"
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having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession.
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The possessive case.
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A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.
By Oddity Software
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The possessive case.
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POSSESSIVELY.
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Pertaining to or expressive of possession.
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A possessive pronoun.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Noting ownership or right; as, in grammar, the possessive case of nouns and pronouns.
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In grammar, the case of nouns and pronouns showing ownership.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Pertaining to or denoting possession.
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POSSESSIVELY.
By Daniel Lyons
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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