Meanings
noundouble possessive (plural double possessives)
plural double possessives
- grammarThe presence of two or more consecutive nouns in the possessive case.
- grammarA construction in English where possession is indicated using both the preposition of and a possessive form, typically with an apostrophe and -s, used to convey a sense of association or to emphasize the relationship between the possessor and the possessed.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with double possessive
progressiveimpressiveaggressiveexcessivesuccessiveexpressiveobsessivedepressiveoppressiverepressivecompressiverecessiveimmunosuppressiveregressivepossessivesuppressiveautoregressiveunimpressiveantidepressivetransgressiveretrogressivepressiveprocessivedigressive
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APA
double possessive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20possessive
MLA
“double possessive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20possessive. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double possessive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20possessive.
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