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possession

noun

anything owned or possessed

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
N
Contains
OS
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

pəˈzɛʃən

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. anything owned or possessed

noun

  1. the act of having and controlling property

noun

  1. (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)

    “they took possession of the ball on their own goal line”

noun

  1. the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

noun

  1. a territory that is controlled by a ruling state

noun

  1. a mania restricted to one thing or idea

noun

  1. being controlled by passion or the supernatural

In context

Example Sentences

they took possession of the ball on their own goal line

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