apostrophe

Meaning

The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

Synonyms

abbreviation

abhorrence

abomination

averseness

aversion

detestation

distaste

ellipsis

repugnance

repulsion

Translations

apostrophe

apostrofo

Apostroph

apóstrofo

apóstrofo

apostrof

apóstrofe

apòstrof

απόστροφος

afkappingsteken

Hochkomma

Auslassungszeichen

weglatingsteken

apóstrofe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈpɒs.tɹə.fi/

Etymology

From French apostrophe, or Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “accent of elision”), a noun use of an adjective from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “I turn away”), from ἀπό (apó, “away from”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).