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How to pronounce “possession

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Pronunciation guide for possession

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of possession with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Jim Salzman & Michael HellerYou're telling the possession story.
Definition summary
A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.

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How to pronounce possession

Jim Salzman & Michael Heller

You're telling the possession story.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “possession

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
  • Something that is owned.
  • An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.
  • A territory under the rule of another country.
  • The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
  • The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
  • (sports) A control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
  • (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
  • (linguistics) A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.
  • [Verb]
  • (obsolete, transitive) To invest with property.[1]

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