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noun
The sole ownership of property by someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The quality of being several or separate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
exclusive individual ownership
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ownership
noun
the state of being several and distinct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: discreteness, distinctness, separateness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separation
History
From Middle English severalte, from Middle French severalte. By surface analysis, several + -ty.
