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Noun
S:
(n)
possession
,
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)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
enchantment
,
spell
,
trance
(a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation)
S:
(n)
possession
(being controlled by passion or the supernatural)
S:
(n)
fascination
,
captivation
(the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror))
S:
(n)
monomania
,
possession
(a mania restricted to one thing or idea)
S:
(n)
possession
(a territory that is controlled by a ruling state)
S:
(n)
self-control
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self-possession
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possession
,
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)
S:
(n)
possession
((sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck))
"they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"