Explanation and meaning of apostrophe.

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apostrophe

/ə'pɑstrəfi/

Synonyms of apostrophe Antonyms of apostrophe Examples of apostrophe Usage of apostrophe Parts of apostrophe Definition that contains apostrophe Words sounding like apostrophe Explanation of apostrophe

noun
address to an absent or imaginary person
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type of:
rhetorical device
noun
the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
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type of:
punctuation punctuation mark

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