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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, adjective [L. possessivus: cf. F. possessif.] Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession.
{Possessive case} (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin, or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as, Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the dog's faithfulness.
{Possessive pronoun}, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his name; her home; my book.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, noun
1. (Gram.) The possessive case.
2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
possessive
adjective
1: serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings" [syn: {genitive}]
2: desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys"
3: having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "possessive": acquisitive, ambitious for self, autistic, careerist, controlling, covetous, dominating, domineering, egotistical, grasping, greedy, individualistic, materialistic, narcissistic, niggardly, overbearing, personalistic, possessory, privatistic, proprietary, remote, self-absorbed, self-admiring, self-advancing, self-besot, self-centered, self-considerative, self-contained, self-devoted, self-esteeming, self-indulgent, self-interested, self-jealous, self-occupied, self-pleasing, self-seeking, self-serving, self-sufficient, selfish, stingy, ungenerous, ungiving, unyielding
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