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both of ours

both of ours pronoun: that which belongs to both of us; the possessive first-person pronoun used without a following noun.

Pronoun

both of ours

  1. (colloquial) That which belongs to both of us; the possessive first-person pronoun used without a following noun.
    • “[…] Everything we have is both of ours.”1981, Meredith Sue Willis, Higher Ground
    • The I in this book is me, Dean. But the writing is both of ours.2011, Dean Karlan, Jacob Appel, More Than Good Intentions: Improving the Ways the World's Poor Borrow, Save, Farm, Learn, and Stay Healthy

Origin of both of ours

from both of us and ours.

Questions about both of ours

What does both of ours mean?
Both of ours means that which belongs to both of us; the possessive first-person pronoun used without a following noun.
What part of speech is both of ours?
Both of ours is a pronoun.

Words near both of ours in the dictionary

  1. Botez gambits
  2. botflies
  3. botfly
  4. both
  5. both barrels
  6. both of ours
  7. both of theirs
  8. both of yours
  9. Both respirator
  10. Both respirators
  11. both siderism

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