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attributive genitive

DEFINITIONS OF: attributive genitive

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adj a word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective

“an example of the attributive genitive is `John's' in `John's mother'”
Synonyms
attributive, prenominal
of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify

n a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective

Synonyms:
attributive genitive case
Type of:
genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case
the case expressing ownership
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