The difference between Absence and Possession
When used as nouns, absence means a state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship, whereas possession means control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
Possession is also verb with the meaning: to invest with property.
check bellow for the other definitions of Absence and Possession
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Absence as a noun:
A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away.
Examples:
"'Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
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Absence as a noun:
Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
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Absence as a noun:
Lack; deficiency; nonexistence.
Examples:
"He had an absence of enthusiasm."
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Absence as a noun:
Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind).
Examples:
"'absence of mind"
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Absence as a noun (medical):
Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.
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Absence as a noun (fencing):
Lack of contact between blades.
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Possession as a noun:
Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
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Possession as a noun:
Something that is owned.
Examples:
"The car quickly became his most prized possession."
"I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that."
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Possession as a noun:
Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own.
Examples:
"The car is in my possession."
"I'm in possession of the car."
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Possession as a noun:
A territory under the rule of another country.
Examples:
"Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions."
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Possession as a noun:
The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
Examples:
"Back then, people with psychiatric disorders were sometimes thought to be victims of demonic possession."
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Possession as a noun:
The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
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Possession as a noun (sports):
Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
Examples:
"The scoreboard shows a little football symbol next to the name of the team that has possession."
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Possession as a noun (linguistics):
A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.
Examples:
"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."
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Possession as a verb (obsolete):
To invest with property.