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    [Adjective]  | "self-pos*sessed" | \ ˌself-pə-ˈzest \


    1: having or showing self-possession : composed in mind or manner : calm


    Origin: 1766 ;

    [Adjective]  | "self-possessed" 


    1: free from emotional or mental agitation;


      * e.g., " ... a supremely self-possessed teacher who could handle any crisis "





     [ "self-possessed" ]

    1: Effortlessly cool(on the surface anyway)and thoughtful, especially in the face of adversity or setbacks; a more ritzy way of describing "composure".

      * e.g.,  ... The new waiter Charlie's self-possessed response to the boss's tantrum and finger-pointing quickly established him as one the most powerful employees on the payroll: " The delivery list not having been updated in years is really no one's fault but your own. None of us here were hired to be mindreaders. Sir." 

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