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Meaning of apostrophe

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

apostrophe

Pronunciation:/əˈpɒs.tɹə.fi//əˈpɑːs.tɹə.fi/

noun

Definitions

  1. The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apostrophe

apostrophe

Pronunciation:/əˈpɒs.tɹə.fi//əˈpɑːs.tɹə.fi/

noun

Definitions

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

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apostrophe

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