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Definition of double possessive in English English dictionary
- Combination of the periphrastic possessive, "of x" with the possessive inflection of a noun. For example, "A friend of John's"
- Two or more consecutive nouns in the possessive case, as with "St. Paul's Cathedral's vergers"; discouraged on grounds of style
- double possessives
- plural form of double possessive
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dou·ble pos·ses·siveTurkish pronunciation
dʌbıl pızesîvPronunciation
/ˈdəbəl pəˈzesəv/ /ˈdʌbəl pəˈzɛsɪv/
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