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aitheasc — 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.
  • eulogy noun A speech given to honour someone who has died, typically at their funeral.

Senses

aitheasc is used for these senses in English:

  • apostrophe (rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
  • apostrophize To add one or more apostrophe characters to text to indicate missing letters.
  • eulogy An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.

apostrophe — full definition

  1. noun The punctuation mark ( ' ) used to show possession or mark missing letters in a contraction.
  2. noun A literary device in which a speaker addresses someone or something absent, dead, or non-human.

eulogy — full definition

  1. noun A speech given to honour someone who has died, typically at their funeral.
  2. noun Any speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.

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