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Double possessive Uncommon

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions
Noun
1

Two or more consecutive nouns in the possessive case, as with "St. Paul's Cathedral's vergers"; discouraged on grounds of style.

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Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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