apostrophe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Alternative spellings 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.2.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.2.3 Related terms 1.2.2.4 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Related terms 1.3.1.3 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 1 2.2.1 Noun 2.3 Etymology 2 2.3.1 Noun 2.3.1.1 Related terms

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• (RP) IPA: /əˈpɒs.trə.fi/
• (US) IPA: /əˈpɑːs.trə.fi/
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[edit] Etymology 1

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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• apostrophë

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apostrophe (plural apostrophes)

1. (orthography) The text character (’), which is used to mark the possessive (’s) or to show the omission of letters or numbers (tho’, they’ll, ’65).

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• greengrocer's apostrophe

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Punctuation

apostrophe ( ' ) ( ’ ) brackets ( ( ) ) ( [ ] ) ( { } ) ( 〈 〉 ) colon ( : )

comma ( , ) dashes ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― ) ellipsis ( … )

exclamation mark ( ! ) full stop/period ( . ) hyphen ( - ) ( ‐ )

interrobang ( ‽ ) question mark ( ? ) quotation marks ( ‘ ’ ) ( “ ” )

semicolon ( ; ) slash/solidus ( / ) ( ⁄ ) space (   ) interpunct ( · )

[edit] See also

• Apostrophe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή, from ἀποστρέφω (“‘I turn away’”), from ἀπό + στρέφω (“‘I turn’”).

[edit] Noun

apostrophe (plural apostrophes)

1. (rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.

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• apostrophically

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• catastrophe

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• Alphagram: aehoopprst
• apophorets

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[edit] Pronunciation

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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)

1. (orthography) apostrophe

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή, from ἀποστρέφω (“‘I turn away’”), from ἀπό + στρέφω (“‘I turn’”).

[edit] Noun

apostrophe f. (plural apostrophes)

1. (rhetoric) apostrophe

[edit] Related terms

• apostropher