double possessive

double possessive

noun Grammar.
a possessive construction consisting of a prepositional phrase with of containing a substantive in the possessive case, as of father's in He is a friend of father's.
Also called double genitive.
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Double possessive is always a great word to know.
So is guillemet. Does it mean:
a symbol (∼) indicating equivalency or similarity between two values.
one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations.
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