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- pronunciation:
- p
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sihv
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or relating to possession.
They are claiming possessive rights to the land. |
| definition 2: |
tending to acquire, desire, or jealously maintain ownership of something.
He's very possessive about his car and won't let anyone else drive it.- similar words:
- acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, grasping, greedy, jealous
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| definition 3: |
tending to dominate friends, relatives, or lovers and to jealously oppose their having other relationships.
- similar words:
- clinging, controlling, domineering, jealous
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| definition 4: |
in grammar, of or denoting a case, form, or construction that indicates ownership, possession, origin, or the like.
"His" is a possessive pronoun, and "John's" is a possessive noun.
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| related words: |
greedy, jealous |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the possessive case, form, or the like.
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| definition 2: |
a word or phrase in the possessive case.
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| derivations: |
possessively (adv.), possessiveness (n.) |
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