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Definition of possessive noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

possessive

noun
 
/pəˈzesɪv/
 
/pəˈzesɪv/
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  1. [countable] a pronoun or a form of a word that expresses the fact that something belongs to somebody/something
    • ‘Ours’ and ‘their’ are possessives.
  2. the possessive
     noun [singular] the special form of a word that expresses belongingTopics Languagea2
    3. compare genitive
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