possessive pronoun

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possessive pronoun (plural possessive pronouns)

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

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