Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive ours) · Including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive ours). · That or those belonging to any entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc. · That or those belonging to people in general.
From Middle English oures, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to our + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced ourn (from Middle English ouren) in standard speech.
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- Inherited-form mentionouresenm
This page abbreviates 4 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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