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Definition of Theirs
1. Pronoun. That which belongs to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Theirs
1. a possessive form of the pronoun they [pron]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Theirs
Literary usage of Theirs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York by Daniel Defoe (1790)
"... have room to tell their tale, the Spaniards were fo eager to tell them theirs ;
and it was ... theirs ..."
2. The Philosophical Transactions and Collections, to the End of the Year 1700 by Royal Society (Great Britain), John Lowthorp, Henry Jones, John Eames, John Martyn (1734)
"The Órbita in ours, like theirs, was not bony throughout, ... Thc'Dura Maler in
ours did not adhere to the Cranium, as in theirs. ..."
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