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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, a. [L. possessivus: cf. F.
possessif.]
Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating
possession.
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{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.
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2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive
case.
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