Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reflexive possessive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: re-flex-ive -pos-ses-sive
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grammatical construction in which the object of a clause is stated to be in the possession of the subject.

Etymology

From reflexive + possessive.

Inflected Forms

reflexive possessives (plural)

Phrases

possessive pronoun

Questions

What does reflexive possessive mean?: A grammatical construction in which the object of a clause is stated to be in the possession of the subject.
Where does reflexive possessive come from?: From reflexive + possessive.

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