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Possessive

Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession.

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Acquisitive 84% connected

Acquired.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Acquisitive 84% connected

Acquired.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dominant 84% connected

Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dominant 84% connected

Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Oblique 76% connected

Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Possess 74% connected

To occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own keeping; to have and to hold.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Possess 74% connected

To occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own keeping; to have and to hold.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Genitive 92% connected

Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive ca…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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