apostrophe |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (rhetoric) address to an absent or imaginary person | |
| Related terms: | rhetorical_device | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word | |
| Related terms: | punctuation apostrophize | |
| Similar spelling: |
apostrophize apostrophise apostrophic Apostle apostate |
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