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1

That which belongs to us; the possessive case of we, used without a following noun.

"This victory is truly ours."

See Also
us we earth sun possession
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Origin

Ours comes from Middle English and is formed by adding -s to the word our, similar to how we form possessives today. It replaced an older form, ourn, which had been used in standard speech since the 1300s.

Rhyming Words
urs burs curs murs lurs furs hours fours cours tours sours yours slurs blurs thurs pours spurs moeurs scours odours
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