possession

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of having and controlling property
  2. noun anything owned or possessed
  3. noun being controlled by passion or the supernatural

Etymology

From Latin possessiō, possessiōnis. Equivalent to possess + -ion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ownership

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