"of" genitive
Definition:
The type of possession that is indicated by using the word
of
. As opposed to the
Saxon genitive
, which uses the
apostrophe
.
Example:
(1)
The top of my head
("of" genitive)
(2)
My head's top
(awkward Saxon genitive)
a type of
:
genitive
see:
Saxon genitive
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