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(1):

(a.) Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; - most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my own price.

(2):

(a.) To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house.

(3):

(v. t.) To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; as, we own that we have forfeited your love.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Own (2)'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/own-2.html. 1828.
 
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