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independent genitive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
in-de-pen-den-t -gen-i-tive
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
8
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grammatical construction in which a noun or pronoun in the genitive or possessive case is used independently of the noun which it possesses.

Etymology

From independent + genitive.

Inflected Forms

independent genitives (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

headless genitive independent possessive substantive genitive

Questions

What does independent genitive mean?
A grammatical construction in which a noun or pronoun in the genitive or possessive case is used independently of the noun which it possesses.
Where does independent genitive come from?
From independent + genitive.

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