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Webster 1913 Edition
Possessive
Pos-sess′ive
,Adj.
[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.
Pos-sess′ive
,Noun.
1.
(Gram.)
The possessive case.
2.
(Gram.)
A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.
Webster 1828 Edition
Possessive
POSSESS'IVE
,Adj.
Possessive case, in English grammar, is the genitive case, or case of nouns and pronouns, which expresses, 1st, possession, ownership, as John's book; or 2dly, some relation of one thing to another, as Homer's admirers.
Definition 2024
possessive
possessive
English
Adjective
possessive (comparative more possessive, superlative most possessive)
- Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
- (grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
- Unwilling to yield possession of.
- He is very possessive of his car.
Translations
pertaining to possession
grammar: indicating possession
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unwilling to yield possession of
Noun
possessive (countable and uncountable, plural possessives)
- (grammar) The possessive case.
- (grammar) A word used to indicate the possessive case.
Translations
possessive case — see possessive case