apostrophe
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From French apostrophe, or Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apostrophos, “accent of elision”), a noun use of an adjective from ἀποστρέφω (apostrephō, “I turn away”).
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apostrophe (plural apostrophes)
- (orthography) The text character ’, that serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacrictical mark in certain rare contexts.
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In English, the apostrophe is used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers.
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Apostrophe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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From Latin apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή, from ἀποστρέφω (“I turn away”), from ἀπό + στρέφω (“I turn”).
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apostrophe (plural apostrophes)
- (rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apostrophos, “accent of elision”), a noun use of an adjective from ἀποστρέφω (apostrephō, “I turn away”).
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apostrophe f. (plural apostrophes)
- (orthography) apostrophe
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From Latin apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή, from ἀποστρέφω (“I turn away”), from ἀπό + στρέφω (“I turn”).
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apostrophe f. (plural apostrophes)
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