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apostrophe

apost·rophe

UK/əˈpɒs.tɹə.fi/ US/əˈpɑs.tɹə.fi/ rare

noun

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the mark ('') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word

Origin

From French apostrophe, or Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “accent of elision”), a noun use of an adjective from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “to turn away”), from ἀπό (apó, “away from”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).

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