"double possessive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double possessives [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪv Head templates: {{en-noun}} double possessive (plural double possessives)
  1. (grammar) Two or more consecutive nouns in the possessive case, as with "St. Paul's Cathedral's vergers"; discouraged on grounds of style. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-double_possessive-en-noun-nulCFwrG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. Combination of the periphrastic possessive, "of x" with the possessive inflection of a noun or pronoun. For example, "A friend of John's", "A habit of mine".
    Sense id: en-double_possessive-en-noun-cgiVShX2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47

Inflected forms

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