Pronunciation: /pəˈzɛsɪv/
adjective
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1demanding someone’s total attention and love: has he become jealous or possessive? he placed a firm, possessive hand on her elbow
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showing an unwillingness to share one’s possessions: young children are proud and possessive of their own property
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2 Grammar relating to or denoting the case of nouns and pronouns expressing possession.
noun
Grammar-
a possessive word or form.
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(the possessive) the possessive case.
