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poss.

poss. is the abbreviation of possessive.

poss. is the abbreviation of possible.

poss. is the abbreviation of possibly.

Meaning of possessive

Adjective

possessive (comparative more possessive, superlative most possessive)

  1. Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
  2. Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
  3. Unwilling to yield possession of.
    • He is very possessive of his car.

See all 5 meanings of possessive

Meaning of possible

Adjective

possible (comparative more possible, superlative most possible)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.
    • Rain tomorrow is possible, but I wouldn't bet on it.
    Synonyms:
    futurable
  2. (comparable) Capable of being done or achieved; feasible.
    • It's possible for anyone to learn to play the bagpipes.
    Antonyms:
    impossible
  3. Being considered, e.g. for a position.
    • Jones and Smith are both possible for the opening in sales.
  4. Apparently valid, likely, plausible.
    Synonyms:
    likely, plausible
    Antonyms:
    implausible

See all 7 meanings of possible

Questions about poss.

What is poss. the abbreviation of?
Poss. is the abbreviation of possessive.

Words near poss. in the dictionary

  1. pospiviruses
  2. pospolite
  3. pospolites
  4. posqim
  5. poss
  6. poss.
  7. possa
  8. posse
  9. posse comitatus
  10. possed
  11. posseman

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Adapted from Wiktionary: poss. (page history and authors); possessive (page history and authors); possible (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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