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both of theirs

both of theirs pronoun: that which belongs to both of them; the possessive third-person plural pronoun used without a following noun.

Pronoun

both of theirs

  1. (colloquial) That which belongs to both of them; the possessive third-person plural pronoun used without a following noun.
    • That lottery money is both of theirs. They ought to share it.

Origin of both of theirs

From both of them and theirs.

Questions about both of theirs

What does both of theirs mean?
Both of theirs means that which belongs to both of them; the possessive third-person plural pronoun used without a following noun.
What part of speech is both of theirs?
Both of theirs is a pronoun.

Words near both of theirs in the dictionary

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

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