ours

Meanings

1. 1
   pron

   The thing or things that belong to us.

   That car is ours, not theirs.

2. 2
   pron

   Something belonging to a group or place that the speaker is part of.

   Their team is strong, but ours is stronger.

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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