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YOUR
Etymology
Determiner
your
Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).
Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).
A determiner that conveys familiarity and mutual knowledge of the modified noun.
(Ireland) That; the specified (usually used with a human referent)
Contraction
your
Misspelling of you're.
Usage notes
• The use of your instead of you're is a common mistake in written English.
Pronoun
Your
Honorific alternative letter-case form of your, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.
Source: Wiktionary
Your, pron. & a. Etym: [OE. your, , eowr, eower, AS. eówer, originally used as the gen. of ge, ge, ye; akin to OFries. iuwer your, OS. iuwar, D. uw, OHG. iuwer, G. euer, Icel. ythar, Goth. izwara, izwar, and E. you. *189. See You.]
Definition: The form of the possessive case of the personal pronoun you.
Note: The possessive takes the form yours when the noun to which it refers is not expressed, but implied; as, this book is yours. "An old fellow of yours." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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