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ours (o̵urz)

pronoun

that or those belonging to us: the possessive form of we, used without a following noun, often after of this house is ours; ours are better; she is a friend of ours

Etymology: ME ures < ure, our + gen. -s, hence, in form, a double poss.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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