Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

possessive determiner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: pos-ses-sive de-ter-min-er
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A determiner used to demonstrate the possession of the object referenced by the following noun.

Inflected Forms

possessive determiners (plural)

Phrases

demonstrative determiner possessional adjective

Frequently Paired Words

demonstrative determiner possessional adjective

Synonyms

possessive adjective

Questions

What does possessive determiner mean?: A determiner used to demonstrate the possession of the object referenced by the following noun.

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