Definition of APOSTROPHE

apostrophe

Meanings

Plural: apostrophes

Noun

  • address to an absent or imaginary person
  • the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
  • The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
  • A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
  • An arrangement of chlorophyll grains perpendicular to the outer surface of plant cells, as opposed to epistrophe (an arrangement on the outer surface).

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 17

apostrophe is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
apostrophe is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
apostrophe is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

apostrophe is a valid Words With Friends word