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group genitive

group gen·i·tive
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [groop jen-i-tiv]
    • /grup ˈdʒɛn ɪ tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [groop jen-i-tiv]
    • /grup ˈdʒɛn ɪ tɪv/

Definition of group genitive words

  • noun group genitive (in English) a construction in which the genitive ending 's is added to an entire phrase, especially when added to a word other than the head of the noun phrase, as the woman who lives across the street's in That is the woman who lives across the street's cat or the people next-door's in The people next-door's house is for rent. 1
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Origin of group genitive

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Group genitive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Group genitive

group genitive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

group genitive usage trend in Literature

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