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Possessive

//pəˈzɛs.ɪv// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
  2. 2
    Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
  3. 3
    Unwilling to yield possession of.

    "He is very possessive of his car."

Adjective
  1. 1
    desirous of owning wordnet
  2. 2
    having or showing a desire to control or dominate wordnet
  3. 3
    serving to express or indicate possession wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The possessive case. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the case expressing ownership wordnet
  3. 3
    A word used to indicate the possessive case. countable, uncountable

    "Take the rule about pronouns and possessives that Mr. Keegan cited in his challenge to the testing service."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French possessif, from Latin possessivus (“of or pertaining to possession”), from possessiō (“possessing”), from possidēre (“to possess”). By surface analysis, possess + -ive.

Etymology 2

From Middle French possessif, from Latin possessivus (“of or pertaining to possession”), from possessiō (“possessing”), from possidēre (“to possess”). By surface analysis, possess + -ive.

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