poss.

See also: poss, Poss, POSs, and pôs

English

Adjective

poss.

1. Abbreviation of possessive (form).
2. Abbreviation of possible.

Adverb

poss.

1. Abbreviation of possibly.
   • 1929, Georg Morgenstierne, Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages, Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co., page 40:

     Apparently m > n in khân, khâin “which” (Av. katāma-?), poss. under the influence of khin “who” (*kahya-nā?).

   • 2000, Robert Allen Palmatier, Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms, Westport, Conn., London: Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page 33:

     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).

   • 2001, Garland [Hampton] Cannon, Alan S[tewart] Kaye, The Persian Contributions to the English Language: An Historical Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 116:

     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; […]]

Anagrams

• OPSS, PSOs, SOPs, SPSO, psso, sops