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Noun
S:
(n)
possession
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ownership
(the act of having and controlling property)
S:
(n)
possession
(anything owned or possessed)
S:
(n)
possession
(being controlled by passion or the supernatural)
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sister term
S:
(n)
monomania
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possession
(a mania restricted to one thing or idea)
S:
(n)
possession
(a territory that is controlled by a ruling state)
has instance
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
district
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territory
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territorial dominion
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dominion
(a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)
S:
(n)
region
(a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth)
"penguins inhabit the polar regions"
S:
(n)
location
(a point or extent in space)
S:
(n)
object
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physical object
(a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
"it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
S:
(n)
physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S:
(n)
self-control
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self-possession
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possession
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willpower
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will power
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self-command
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self-will
(the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior)
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possession
((sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck))
"they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"