/ ðeəz; NAmE ðerz/ pronoun
(the possessive form of they ) of or belonging to them :
Theirs are the children with very fair hair.
It's a favourite game of theirs.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from their + -'s .
/ ðeəz; NAmE ðerz/ pronoun
(the possessive form of they ) of or belonging to them :
Theirs are the children with very fair hair.
It's a favourite game of theirs.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from their + -'s .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005