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Meaning
Noun
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In Orthography, Diacritical marks, Punctuation marks & Typography:
The
text
character
’, which
serves
as a
punctuation mark
in various
languages
and as a
diacritical mark
in certain
rare
contexts.
●
In Rhetoric & Talking:
A
sudden
exclamatory
piece
of
dialogue
addressed
to someone
or something
, especially absent.
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Origin
apostrophe
English
apostrophe
French
apostrophe
Latin
ἀποστροφή
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
apostrophus
Latin
ἀπόστροφος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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