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10 Language-to-English DictionariesApostrophe
/əˈpɒstrəfi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A punctuation mark (') used to indicate the omission of letters or to denote possession.
"In the word 'don't', the apostrophe indicates that the letter 'o' has been omitted." - 2
A mark used in writing to indicate the possessive case.
"The apostrophe in 'Sarah's book' shows that the book belongs to Sarah."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'apostrophe' originates from the Greek 'apostrophē', meaning 'turning away', which was used in rhetoric to denote a figure of speech. It entered Middle English through Latin in the 15th century, evolving to refer specifically to the punctuation mark used to indicate possession or omitted letters.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Apostrophe" is said worldwide
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apostrophe
Transliteration: apostrophe
"L'apostrophe dans 'l'homme' indique la contraction de 'le' et 'homme'."
Apostroph
Transliteration: Apostroph
"Der Apostroph in 'Peter's Buch' zeigt, dass das Buch Peter gehört."
apostrofo
Transliteration: apostrofo
"L'apostrofo in 'l'amico' indica la contrazione di 'il' e 'amico'."
apóstrofe
Transliteration: apóstrofe
"El apóstrofe en 'Juan's libro' indica que el libro pertenece a Juan."
apóstrofo
Transliteration: apóstrofo
"O apóstrofo em 'João's livro' indica que o livro pertence a João."
अपोस्ट्रोफ़
Transliteration: apostroph
"शब्द 'राजू's किताब' में अपोस्ट्रोफ़ दिखाता है कि किताब राजू की है।"
撇号
Transliteration: piē hào
"在'李的书'中，撇号表示书是李的。"
아포스트로피
Transliteration: apostrophe
"단어 '민수's 책'에서 아포스트로피는 책이 민수의 것임을 나타냅니다."
アポストロフィ
Transliteration: aposutorofi
"「太郎's 本」のアポストロフィは、本が太郎のものであることを示しています。"
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