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double possessive
Noun
Japanese Meaning
二重所有格：文法上、連続する所有格（例："St. Paul's Cathedral's vergers"）が用いられる表現のこと。スタイル上は避けられる傾向にある。
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（ plural ）
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(grammar) Two or more consecutive nouns in the possessive case, as with St. Paul's Cathedral's vergers
; discouraged on grounds of style.
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double possessive
The linguistics seminar included an exercise where students identified a double possessive in phrases like 'a friend of John's' and 'a colleague of the company's'.
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The linguistics seminar included an exercise where students identified a double possessive in phrases like 'a friend of John's' and 'a colleague of the company's'.
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