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Definition of Possessing
1. possess [v] - See also: possess
Lexicographical Neighbors of Possessing
Literary usage of Possessing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"On the other hand, the " possessing " Princes had not more than 1200 men at their
disposal; and Ernest of Brandenburg was unsupplied with money. ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"On the other hand, the "possessing" Princes had not more than 1200 men at their
disposal; and Ernest of Brandenburg was unsupplied with money. ..."
3. Educational Psychology by Edward Lee Thorndike (1921)
"Consequently for every individual possessing o units of the trait there will be
6 possessing 6 units of it, 15 possessing 2 units, 20 possessing 3 units, ..."
4. Manual of Serum Diagnosis: Deep Breathing and a Complete System for by Bernarr Macfadden, Otto Rostoski (1904)
"WONDERFULLY EXHILARATING SKIN TONIC—VAST IMPORTANCE OF possessing AN ACTIVE
SKIN—APPEARANCE OP A CONSTANTLY GROOMED HORSE VIBRATES WITH NERVOUS ..."
5. The Lancet (1842)
"She is a child of irritable temperament, well developed, being fat and plump,
although not possessing much muscular power. She has very dark hair, ..."
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