possessive : Idioms & Phrases

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Possessive case

  • 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.
Webster 1913