✒️apostrophe (apostrophe)

noun
/əˈpɒstrəfi/
apostrophe (apostrophe)

Signification

A punctuation mark (') used to indicate possession or the omission of letters or numbers.
Traduction de la signification
un signe de ponctuation (') utilisé pour indiquer la possession ou l'omission de lettres ou de chiffres.
unsignedeponctuationutiliseeindiquerlapossessionoulomissiondellettresoudeschiffres

Phrases d'exemple

You need an apostrophe in the word 'children’s'.

Vous avez besoin d'une apostrophe dans le mot 'children's'.
vousavezbesoinduneapostrophedanslemotchildren

Synonymes

mark, punctuation, symbol

Antonymes

letter, word

Collocations

use an apostrophe, missing apostrophe, apostrophe rule

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