apostrophe[1]
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 apos·tro·phe n. Pronunciation: ə- ' päs-trə-( ˌ )fē Function: noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek apostrophē, literally, act of turning away, from apostrephein to turn away, from apo- + strephein to turn Date: 1533 : the addressing of a usually absent person or a usually personified thing rhetorically <Carlyle's “O Liberty, what things are done in thy name!” is an example of apostrophe > –ap·os·troph·ic \ ˌ a-pə- ' strä-fik\ adjective ]]> 2 apostrophe n. Function: noun Etymology: French &Late Latin; French, from Late Latin apostrophus, from Greek apostrophos, from apostrophos turned away, from apostrephein Date: 1727 : a mark ' used to indicate the omission of letters or figures, the possessive case, or the plural of letters or figures –apostrophic adjective ]]>