apostrophe meaning

UK /əˈpɒstrəfi/ US /əˈpɑstrəfi/ 4 syllables

apostrophe (noun): address to an absent or imaginary person.

apostrophe has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

apostrophe as a noun

  1. address to an absent or imaginary person

    Type of: rhetorical device

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

    Type of: punctuation

    Related forms: apostrophize, apostrophise

How to pronounce apostrophe

apostrophe is pronounced /əˈpɒstrəfi/ in British English and /əˈpɑstrəfi/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Word lists: words starting with AP · words ending in HE · 10-letter words

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