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Synonyms for possessions

Grammar : Noun
Spell : puh-zesh-uhn
Phonetic Transcription : pəˈzɛʃ ən

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Définition of possessions

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "act or fact of possessing, a taking possession, occupation," also "thing possessed, that which is possessed," from Old French possession "fact of having and holding; what is possessed;" also "demonic possession," and directly from Latin possessionem (nominative possessio), noun of action from past participle stem of possidere "to possess" (see possess). Legal property sense is earliest; demonic sense first recorded 1580s. Phrase possession is nine (or eleven) points of the law is out of a supposed 10 (or 12). With eleven from 1640s; with nine from 1690s.
  • noun control, ownership
  • noun something owned; property
Example sentences :
  • Some had goods or possessions, of which they wished to negotiate the sale.
  • Extract from : « The Intelligence Office (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Other millions began to fear the loss of their money and possessions.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • They pass without scruple from husband to husband, with an eye to their possessions.
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • Entering her room, she closed the door and stood looking at her possessions.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • The Host had taken us to a far away part of his possessions.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • Half an hour would suffice for the packing of all his possessions.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • The result was, that he more than recovered his possessions, and died an inveterate miser.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • I have been successful in holding my possessions and power, and that is my merit.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • He was satisfied to leave his other possessions to their fate.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • All my other possessions shall not belong to myself more than to you.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

Antonyms for possessions

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