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acquirement
English
Etymology
From acquire +? -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??kwa??(?)m?nt/
Noun
acquirement (countable and uncountable, plural acquirements)
- (now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment. [from 17th c.]
- 1630, John Hayward, The Life, and Riagne of King Edward the Sixt, London: John Partridge, p. 4,[1]
- […] his acquirements by industrie were […] enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, London: for the author, Volume 1, Letter 27, p. 177,[2]
- If she can think, that the part she has had in your education, and your own admirable talents and acquirements, are to be thrown away upon such a worthless creature as Solmes, I could heartily quarrel with her.
- 1838, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, London: Richard Bentley, Volume 1, Chapter 18, p. 305,[3]
- […] there was a degree of deference in his deportment toward that young gentleman which seemed to indicate that he felt himself conscious of a slight inferiority in point of genius and professional acquirements.
- 1630, John Hayward, The Life, and Riagne of King Edward the Sixt, London: John Partridge, p. 4,[1]
- The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition. [from 17th c.]
- […] rules for the acquirement of a taste […]
- 1952, Annual report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army
- At best, a considerable time elapses between authorization and land acquirement, during which land values may vary impredictably.
Synonyms
- (act of acquiring, or that which is acquired): acquisition
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possession
English
Etymology
From Latin possessi?, possessi?nis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??z???n/
- Rhymes: -???n
Noun
possession (countable and uncountable, plural possessions)
- Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
- Something that is owned.
- The car quickly became his most prized possession.
- I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.
- Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own.
- The car is in my possession.
- I'm in possession of the car.
- A territory under the rule of another country.
- Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.
- The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
- Back then, people with psychiatric disorders were sometimes thought to be victims of demonic possession.
- The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
- (sports) Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
- The scoreboard shows a little football symbol next to the name of the team that has possession.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- 2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019.
- Defender Colin O'Riordan had 41 possessions in the NEAFL last week to continue his outstanding form, while Ryan Clarke had 47 in the Swans' big loss to Brisbane.
- 2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019.
- (linguistics) A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.
- Some languages distinguish between a construction like 'my car', which shows alienable possession — the car could become someone else's — and one like 'my foot', which has inalienable possession — my foot will always be mine.
Usage notes
- One who possesses is often said to have possession (of), hold possession (of), or be in possession (of).
- One who acquires is often said to take possession (of), gain possession (of), or come into possession (of).
Synonyms
- ight (obsolete)
- (taking, holding, keeping something as one's own): owndom, retention
- See also Thesaurus:property
Antonyms
- (taking, holding, keeping something as one's own): absence
Hyponyms
- mortmain
Translations
Verb
possession (third-person singular simple present possessions, present participle possessioning, simple past and past participle possessioned)
- (obsolete) To invest with property.
French
Etymology
From Latin possessionem (nominative of possessio)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?.s?.sj??/
Noun
possession f (plural possessions)
- possession
Derived terms
- prendre possession
Further reading
- “possession” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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