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6 dictionary results for: Possessive
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pos·ses·sive       [puh-zes-iv] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one's own upon, a child, spouse, etc.
2.desirous of possessing, esp. excessively so: Young children are so possessive they will not allow others to play with their toys; a possessive lover.
3.of or pertaining to possession or ownership.
4.Grammar.
a.indicating possession, ownership, origin, etc. His in his book is a possessive adjective. His in The book is his is a possessive pronoun.
b.noting or pertaining to a case that indicates possession, ownership, origin, etc., as, in English, John's in John's hat.
–noun Grammar.
5.the possessive case.
6.a form in the possessive.

[Origin: 1520–30; < L possessīvus. See possess, -ive]

pos·ses·sive·ly, adverb
pos·ses·sive·ness, noun
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pos·ses·sive       (pə-zěs'ĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to ownership or possession.
  2. Having or manifesting a desire to control or dominate another, especially in order to limit that person's relationships with others: a possessive parent.
  3. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a noun or pronoun case that indicates possession.

n.   Grammar
  1. The possessive case.
  2. A possessive form or construction.

pos·ses'sive·ly adv., pos·ses'sive·ness n.
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possessive

adjective
1. serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings" 
2. desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys" 
3. having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent" 

noun
1. the case expressing ownership [syn: genitive

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
possessive

The case of a noun or pronoun that shows possession. Nouns are usually made possessive by adding an apostrophe and s: ®ÄúThe bicycle is Sue's, not Mark's.®Äù Possessive pronouns can take the place of possessive nouns: ®ÄúThe bicycle is hers, not his.®Äù (See nominative case and objective case.)


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Possessive

Pos*sess"ive\, a. [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.

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Possessive

Pos*sess"ive\, n. 1. (Gram.) The possessive case.

2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.

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