Another word for apostrophe

apostrophe Synonyms

apostrophe

A punctuation mark
pause, contraction mark, sign of omission, plural mark, sign of possession.
An appeal
invocation, address, soliloquy, supplication; see appeal 1, speech 3.

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Finally in 1985 after years of bickering and litigation, the wineries came to an amicable solution by moving the apostrophe.
Closer study showed an occasional comma and apostrophe.
On the 10th of March Vergniaud delivered a powerful oration in which he denounced the intrigues of the court and uttered his famous apostrophe to the Tuileries: "In ancient times fear and terror have often issued from that famous palace; let them re-enter it to-day in the name of the law!"