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possessive case

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  • noun grammar : case used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya.

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  • noun the case expressing ownership

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hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. oblique
  2. oblique case

hyponyms (2)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. attributive genitive
  2. attributive genitive case

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Cross-references

  1. Grammatical cases

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