Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poss.

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: pos-s.
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Abbreviation of possessive (form).

adj

Abbreviation of possible.

adv

Abbreviation of possibly.

Example Sentences

"Apparently m > n in khân, khâin “which” (Av. katāma-?), poss. under the influence of khin “who” (*kahya-nā?)."
"The latter sense was modified by two other terms meaning “a lot of money”: long bread (poss. influenced by the Fr. baguette) and heavy bread (poss. influenced by unleavened bread)."
"pagoda, n. (W10 1588) Rel., (1681) Money, (1900) Cloth., var. pagod + 4 [Pg. pagode, prob. < Per. butkada idol temple, poss. influenced by Prakrit bhagodī divine, holy;[…]]"

Questions

What does poss. mean?: Abbreviation of possessive (form).

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