Apostrophe - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈpɑːstrəfɪ|
Brit.
|əˈpɒstrəfɪ|
noun
- address to an absent or imaginary person
- the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
- the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
Extra examples
I thought by the accent, it had been an apostrophe to his child.
At Philippa's sudden apostrophe she gave a jump.
Word forms
noun
singular: apostrophe
plural: apostrophes
singular: apostrophe
plural: apostrophes
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