possessive

  1. Adjective.  Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
  2. Adjective.  (grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
  3. Adjective.  Unwilling to yield possession of.
  4. Noun.  (grammar) The possessive case.
  5. Noun.  (grammar) A word used to indicate the possessive case.

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