yours

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[edit] Etymology

(Verification for this etymology is sought):From your + ’s.

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yours

  1. That which belongs to you; the possessive second person pronoun used without a following noun.
    If this edit is mine, the other must be yours.
    Their encyclopedia is good, but yours is even better.
    It’s all yours.
  2. Written at the end of a letter, before the signature.
    Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Yours, Sincerely yours

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  • In British English the adverb almost invariably follows the word yours at the end of a letter; in American English it usually precedes it. As a general rule, sincerely is only employed if the name of the recipient is already known to the writer; a letter begun with Dear Sir or Dear Madam finishes with faithfully. Yours on its own and yours ever are less formal than the other forms.

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