poss.

American

abbreviation

possession.
possessive.
possible.
possibly.

poss. ¹ British

abbreviation

possession
possessive
possible
possibly

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poss ² British

/ pɒs /

verb

(tr) to wash (clothes) by agitating them with a long rod, pole, etc

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Etymology

Origin of poss

of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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The noun books is thus declined—Sing. nom. book, poss. book's, obj. book—Plur. nom. books, poss. books', obj. books.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

Its, its, poss. pron. the possessive of it.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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 Steele, Guy L.

Plur. nom. they, poss. their or theirs, obj. them.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

Plur. nom. we, poss. our or ours, obj. us.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

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