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A Writer's Dictionary:

our Definition


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our
adj
    1. Relating or belonging to, associated with, or done by us.
      Example: our children
    2. Relating or belonging to people in general, or to humanity.
      Example: our planet
    3. formal
      Used by a sovereign: my.
      Example: our royal will
    4a. colloq
      (before a personal name) belonging to the same family; that is the son, daughter, brother or sister, etc;
      Example: our Bill
      Example: our Susan
    4b. colloq
      (before a surname, etc) that belongs to the same organization, etc.
      Example: our Miss Jackson
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon ure.



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