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apostrophe

/əˈpɒstɹəˌfi/uh-PO-struh-fee
/əˈpɑstɹəˌfi/uh-PAH-struh-fee

Meaninga turning away

Common meaning: a mark for omission or possession

‘away, off’ + ‘to turn’ → apostrophe

Journey through time

  1. Greekστρέφω‘to turn’
  2. Latinform
  3. Englishapostrophe‘a mark for omission or possession’ · today

apo- also in: apocopeapostleapoplexyapocalypseapothecary

stroph also in: catastrophe

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek στρέφω ‘to turn’.

Roots

Related words

catastrophe

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