apostrophy

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

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Meanings

nounapostrophy (plural apostrophies)

plural apostrophies

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of apostrophe.
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APA

apostrophy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostrophy

MLA

“apostrophy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostrophy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apostrophy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostrophy.

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