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  1. 1. a. Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The possessive case. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A possessive word/pronoun">pronoun, or a word in the possessive case. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. serving to express or indicate possession Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. desirous of owning Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. having or showing a desire to control or dominate Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. the case expressing ownership Source: wordnet
  8. 8. Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. Possessive case (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin, or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as, Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the dog's faithfulness. -- Possessive pronoun, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his name; her home; my book. 1. (Gram.) The possessive case. 2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case. Source: webster
  9. 9. Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicatingpossession. Possessive case (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the caseof nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin, or somepossessive relation of one thing to another; as, Homer's admirers;the pear's flavor; the dog's faithfulness.-- Possessive pronoun, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his name;her home; my book. Source: adambom
  10. 10. j:94/n:6 a. serving to express or indicate possession s. desirous of owning s. having or showing a desire to control or dominate Source: ecdict

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