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| pos·ses·sive [ pə zéssiv ] |
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1. demanding exclusivity: wishing to control somebody exclusively or to be the sole object of somebody's love
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2. selfish: tending not to share possessions with others
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3. of ownership: relating to ownership
  possessive pride
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4. grammar showing ownership in grammatical terms: indicating grammatical ownership, e.g. in pronouns such as "his" or "her"
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noun (plural pos·ses·sives) |
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1. word showing ownership: a noun, pronoun, adjective, or form of a word that indicates ownership or association
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2. possessive case: the possessive or genitive case
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| pos·ses·sive·ly adverb |
| pos·ses·sive·ness noun |
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