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Word of the day
for October 17
genitive adj
  1. (archaic) Of or pertaining to the generation of offspring; generative, procreative, reproductive.
  2. (grammar)
    1. Of a grammatical case: in an inflected language (such as Greek or Latin), expressing that a thing denoted by a word is related to a thing denoted by another word as its origin or possessor; and in an uninflected language (such as English), expressing origin or possession; possessive.
    2. Of, pertaining to, or used in the genitive case.

genitive n (grammar)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Short for genitive case (“a grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession”).
  2. (countable) A word inflected in the genitive case, and which thus indicates origin or possession.

The American lexicographer Noah Webster was born on October 16, 1758. To mark this day, which is celebrated by some as National Dictionary Day in the United States, we are featuring a series of language-related words.

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