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  1. 1. pron. & a. A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers. Source: opted
  2. 2. A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers. Note: In the old style, thine was commonly shortened to thi (thy) when used attributively before words beginning with a consonant; now, thy is used also before vowels. Thine is often used absolutely, the thing possessed being understood. Source: webster
  3. 3. A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, nowsuperseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, butmaintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usuallanguage of the Friends, or Quakers. Source: adambom
  4. 4. a:74/p:26 pron. & a. A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers. Source: ecdict

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