Possessum

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something which is possessed.

    "Turning now to the animacy of the possessum, this is on the face of it less promising as a predictor."

Example

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"Turning now to the animacy of the possessum, this is on the face of it less promising as a predictor."

Etymology

Latin

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