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[ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- relating to or denoting a case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) indicating possession or close association
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French genitif, -ive or Latin genitivus (casus) ‘(case) of production or origin’, from gignere ‘beget’
[ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a word in the genitive case
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French genitif, -ive or Latin genitivus (casus) ‘(case) of production or origin’, from gignere ‘beget’
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