poss.
abbreviation
possession.
poss.
Americanabbreviation
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possession.
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possessive.
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possible.
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possibly.
poss.
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British
abbreviation
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possession
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possessive
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possible
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possibly
poss
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British
/ pɒs /
verb
Etymology
Origin of poss
of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Mr. Wrenn regretfully exchanged ten dollars for a card informing Trubiggs, Atlantic Avenue, Boston, that Mr. "Ren" was to be "ship 1st poss. catel boat right away and charge my acct. fee paid Baraieff."
From Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man by Sinclair Lewis
It is not poss. to deal with all the points of Mrs. Hump.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 29, 1916 by Sir Owen Seaman
The first you is used in the nom. poss. and obj. case.—It represents Charles, therefore it is singular in sense, although plural in form.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Samuel Kirkham
S. maalitawa. maamana; ro maamana, father and son. maasi v. tr., to await, expect. maasia adj., while. maauugala to mock at, used with poss. mabe v. i., to be obedient, willing; manata mabe, patient.
From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by W. G. (Walter George) Ivens
Humorous synonym for `system manager', poss. from the fact that one major IBM OS had a root account called SYSMANGR.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
They mentioned that this was a weaker poss player pool this year.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2019
Many suggested the poss had violated his mother’s privacy.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2015
I've won 19.11 world ranking points from poss 832 over 13 years. & for tied 3rd at Open in 2012 I won 28.50 Points.—
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 16, 2013
The Spectator's Fraser Nelson just tweeted this: Rumours of poss Clegg-Cameron joint statement tonight, after Cameron meeting with Tory MPs.
From The Guardian ● May 9, 2010
The idea is to get people as far away from the present as poss.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 20, 1917 by Sir Owen Seaman
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