English Dictionary: possessive | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for possessive | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, a. [L. possessivus: cf. F. possessif.] Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. {Possessive case} (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin, or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as, Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the dog's faithfulness. {Possessive pronoun}, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his name; her home; my book. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, n. 1. (Gram.) The possessive case. 2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case. |