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possession
noun pos·ses·sion \-ˈze-shən also -ˈse-\
: the condition of having or owning something
: something that is owned or possessed by someone
law : the crime of having something that is illegal (such as a drug or weapon)
Full Definition of POSSESSION
1
a : the act of having or taking into control b : control or occupancy of property without regard to ownership c : ownership d : control of the ball or puck; also : an instance of having such control (as in football) <scored on their first two possessions>
2
: something owned, occupied, or controlled : property
3
a : domination by something (as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea) b : a psychological state in which an individual's normal personality is replaced by another c : self-possession
— pos·ses·sion·al \-ˈzesh-nəl, -ˈze-shə-nəl also -ˈsesh-nəl or -ˈse-shə-nəl\ adjective
— pos·ses·sion·less \-ˈze-shən-ləs, -ˈse-\ adjective
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First Known Use of POSSESSION
14th century
Related to POSSESSION
- Antonyms
- nonpossession
Rhymes with POSSESSION
accession, aggression, bull session, compression, concession, confession, depression, digression, discretion, egression, expression, impression, ingression, jam session, obsession, oppression, precession, procession, profession, progression, recession, refreshen, regression, repression, secession, skull session, succession, suppression, transgression
POSSESSIONLESS Defined for Kids
possession
noun pos·ses·sion \pə-ˈze-shən\
Definition of POSSESSION for Kids
1
: the condition of having or owning something <The will is in my possession.>
2
: something that is held by someone as property <a valuable possession>
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