apostrophe
IPA: ʌpˈɑstrʌfi
noun
- (orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
- (rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
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Examples of "apostrophe" in Sentences
- Note the position of the apostrophe.
- Here the apostrophe indicates elision.
- At the moment the apostrophe is winning.
- At the moment, the apostrophe is winning.
- It was the equivalent of the ASCII apostrophe.
- The apostrophe indicates the loss of a letter.
- The apostrophe is not part of the official title.
- The apostrophe indicates the contraction of a letter.
- The apostrophe is not the proper way to transliterate ayin.
- The apostrophe is a remnant of the original exclamation mark.
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