MONOPOLISTIC

monopolistic

(adjective) having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

monopolistic (comparative more monopolistic, superlative most monopolistic)

Acting in the manner of a monopoly.

Source: Wiktionary


Mo*nop`o*lis"tic, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to a monopolist. North Am. Rev.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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