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whose[1,adjective] whose[2,pronoun, singular or plural in construction]

Main Entry: ¹whose
Pronunciation: 'hüz, üz
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English whos, genitive of who, what
: of or relating to whom or which especially as possessor or possessors <whose gorgeous vesture heaps the ground -- Robert Browning>, agent or agents <the law courts, whose decisions were important -- F. L. Mott>, or object or objects of an action <the first poem whose publication he ever sanctioned -- J. W. Krutch>