Etymology

apostrophus

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Today it means: The omission of a vowel or syllable from a word, usually indicated by the apostrophe symbol ( ' ). examples: 'til, can't Full definition →

Latin apostrophus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromapostrophus
  2. English todayapostrophus

From Latin apostrophus.

Words from the same roots

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apostrophe

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