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possessive

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Positive
possessive

Comparative
more possessive

Superlative
most possessive

  1. Not willing to share someone/something; wanting to control someone/something.
    He is very possessive of his car and won't let anyone else drive it.
  2. (grammar) Showing ownership, possession or origin.
    There are seven possessive pronouns in modern English: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.
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