Definitions for apostrophe

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apostrophe a·pos·tro·phe

Spelling: [uh-pos-truh-fee]

IPA: /əˈpɒs trə fi/

Apostrophe is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 782 anagrams from letters in apostrophe (aehoopprst).

Definitions for apostrophe

noun

1. the sign ('), as used: to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, whether unpronounced, as in o'er for over, or pronounced, as in gov't for government; to indicate the possessive case, as in man's; or to indicate plurals of abbreviations and symbols, as in several M.D.'s, 3's.
2. a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”.

Origin of apostrophe

1580-90; Middle French (with pronunciation later altered by confusion with apostrophe²), replacing earlier apostrophus Late Latin (> Middle French

Examples for apostrophe

If the plural do not end in "s," an "s" is added, and the apostrophe is placed before it.

And he added the apostrophe, "What a revolutionary torrent is the Loire!"

The mark for the apostrophe; and also the marks for inverted commas.

The letter "s" is added, and the apostrophe is placed before it.

The apostrophe is used before the "s" of the plural when single letters are used as words.

Bobinette did not seem to understand one word of this apostrophe.

The apostrophe is used to indicate that some letter or letters of a word are left out.

Jennifer Runyon, one of the name committee's three staffers, says: "We don't debate the apostrophe."

Ruderman, citing family reasons, eventually returned, and Osberg, Larry Platt and his apostrophe were unceremoniously removed.

The apostrophe to the heroism of the soldiers is sickly and pale.