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ours
[ ouuhrz, ou-erz or, often, ahrz ]
/ aʊərz, ˈaʊ ərz or, often, ɑrz /
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pronoun
(a form of the possessive case of we used as a predicate adjective): Which house is ours?
that or those belonging to us: Ours was given second prize. Ours are in the car.
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British Dictionary definitions for ours
ours
/ (aʊəz) /
pronoun
something or someone belonging to or associated with usours have blue tags
of ours belonging to or associated with us
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