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Word: Apostrophe
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (denoting the omission of one or more letters): via late Latin, from Greek apostrophos ‘accent of elision’, from apostrephein ‘turn away’, from apo ‘from’ + strephein ‘to turn’
əˈpɒstrəfi
a punctuation mark (') used to indicate either possession (e.g. Harry's book; boys' coats) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g. can't; he's; 1 Jan. '99)
Short Definition:punctuation mark used to indicate either possession
Examples:- a brief lecture on the correct use of apostrophes
- misplaced commas and apostrophes may be acceptable in text messages
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