how to pronounce possession

/pɔ.sɛ.sjɔ̃/

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the above transcription of possession is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

possession is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of possession in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… qui est en possession d'éléments des …”

meanings of possession

noun:

Possession.

possession frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word possession occurs in french on average 17.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.