attributive genitive

attributive genitive
noun
a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective
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an example of the attributive genetive is `John's' in `John's mother'

Hypernyms: ↑genitive, ↑genitive case, ↑possessive, ↑possessive case
adjective
a word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective
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an example of the attributive genitive is `John's' in `John's mother'

Similar to: ↑attributive, ↑prenominal
Topics: ↑grammar

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