possessive
noun/pəˈzesɪv/
/pəˈzesɪv/
(grammar)- [countable] a pronoun or a form of a word that expresses the fact that something belongs to somebody/something
- ‘Ours’ and ‘their’ are possessives.
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- the possessivenoun [singular] the special form of a word that expresses belongingTopics Languagea2 compare genitive
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