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genitive

n. a case of nouns, pronouns, and noun phrases that expresses a possessor–possessed relation. In English, unlike more inflected languages, the genitive case is apparent only in the possessive pronouns (my/mine, your/yours, our/ours, etc.) and the use of the noun ending -’s or -’ to indicate possession. Compare accusative; dative; nominative.

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rating

n. a score assigned to a person or object on a numerical scale (e.g., 1 to 5) or a verbal scale (e.g., very good to very poor). See rating scale.