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Term

apostrophe n

Apostrophe means punctuation mark used in contractions and possessives. Explore the term's definition, IPA/phonetic pronunciation, and usage examples.

Definition of apostrophe

  • punctuation mark used in contractions and possessives

Usage examples of apostrophe

The apostrophe in 'Sarah's book' shows that the book belongs to Sarah.

In 'don't,' the apostrophe marks the missing letter from 'do not.'

The teacher reminded students not to use an apostrophe to make a normal plural.

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