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post-possessive
post-possessive n.
Brit. 
/ˌpəʊs(t)pəˈzɛsɪv/
, /ˌpəʊs(t)pəˈzɛsɪv/U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)pəˈzɛsɪv/
Grammar rare a possessive pronoun which postmodifies the noun./ˌpoʊs(t)pəˈzɛsɪv/ΘΚΠ
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post-possessive1943
1943 Eng. Stud. 25 103 The construction called by..Curme ‘double genitive’, by Kruisinga ‘post genitive’, and, in the case of a pronoun (a friend of mine), ‘post-possessive’.
1957 R. W. Zandvoort Handbk. Eng. Gram. (new ed.) iii. ii. 140 The construction may be denoted as the post-possessive. a. I gave him an old raincoat of mine. He hated that pride of hers. b. It was no fault of theirs.
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