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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Genitive \Gen"i*tive\, a. [L. genitivus fr gignere genitum to beget: cf F. g['e]nitif. See {Gender}.] (Gram.) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Genitive \Gen"i*tive\, n. (Gram.) The genitive case. {Genitive absolute}, a construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. See {Ablative absolute}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: genitive adj : (grammar) serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings" [syn: {possessive}] n : the case expressing ownership [syn: {genitive case}, {possessive case}]
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