possessive : Idioms & Phrases
Possessive case
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noun the case expressing ownership
possessive; genitive; genitive case.
WordNet
(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.
Webster 1913
Possessive pronoun
- a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his name; her home; my book.