of one's own

prepositional phrase

Belonging to oneself and to nobody else.

“He has no will of his own.”

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Belonging to oneself and to nobody else.

    He has no will of his own.

    1 more example

    I've always wanted a room of my own.

Translations

Esperanto propra
  • proprabelonging to nobody else
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APA

of one's own. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/of%20one's%20own

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“of one's own.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/of%20one's%20own. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “of one's own,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/of%20one's%20own.

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