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possessive pronouns

possessive pronouns is the plural of possessive pronoun.

Meaning of possessive pronoun

Noun

possessive pronoun (plural possessive pronouns)

  1. A pronoun which expresses possession.
    • The possessive pronouns are, my, thy, his, her, its, our, your, their, own.1878, Geo. F. Holmes, A Grammar of the English Language, page 66

Questions about possessive pronouns

What is possessive pronouns the plural of?
Possessive pronouns is the plural of possessive pronoun.

Words near possessive pronouns in the dictionary

  1. possessive case
  2. possessive cases
  3. possessive determiner
  4. possessive determiners
  5. possessive pronoun
  6. possessive pronouns
  7. possessive suffix
  8. possessive suffixes
  9. possessively
  10. possessiveness
  11. possessives

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