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Traditional English :: possessive
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possessive - adj. & n. --adj. 1 showing a desire to possess or retain what one already owns.
2 showing jealous and domineering tendencies towards another person.
3 Gram. indicating possession. --n. (in full possessive case) Gram. the case of nouns and pronouns expressing possession. possessive pronoun each of the pronouns indicating possession (my, your, his, their, etc.) or the corresponding absolute forms (mine, yours, his, theirs, etc.). possessively adv. possessiveness n. [L possessivus (as POSSESS), transl. Gk ktetike (ptosis case)] |
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Related Words
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adjective
esl
french
noun
plural
form
boyfriend
man
rule
pronoun
apostrophe
friend
its
grammar
case
relationship
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Most Often Usage
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adjective esl possessive
french possessive adjective
possessive adjective
possessive noun
plural possessive noun
plural possessive
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possessive boyfriend
man possessive
possessive rule
possessive pronoun
french possessive pronoun
possessive apostrophe
friend possessive
possessive its
possessive grammar
possessive case
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