apostrophe — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apostrophe noun The punctuation mark ( ' ) used to show possession or mark missing letters in a contraction.
- vocative adj Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation.
Senses
apostrophe is used for these senses in English:
- vocative (grammar) A vocative expression
apostrophe — full definition
- noun The punctuation mark ( ' ) used to show possession or mark missing letters in a contraction.
- noun A literary device in which a speaker addresses someone or something absent, dead, or non-human.
vocative — full definition
- adj Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation.
- adj Used in address; appellative; said of the case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective by which a person or thing is addressed.