belonging
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be·long·ing
(bĭ-lông'ĭng, -lŏng'-) 
n.
n.
- A personal item that one owns; a possession. Often used in the plural.
- Acceptance as a natural member or part: a sense of belonging.
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belonging
noun
- One's portable property. effect (used in plural), good (used in plural), lares and penates, personal effects, personal property, possession (used in plural), property, thing (often used in plural). Informal stuff. Law chattel, movable (often used in plural). See owned/unowned.
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belonging
n
Definition: affiliation
Antonyms: alienation
n
Definition: sense of security in friendship
Antonyms: antipathy, insecurity
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belonging
IN BRIEF: n. - Being the property of; Possessing.
We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us.
— Aldo Leopold
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