apostrophe

English Thesaurus

1. the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	punctuation, punctuation mark,
definition	:	the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases (noun.communication)

2. address to an absent or imaginary person (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	rhetorical device,
definition	:	a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) (noun.communication)

3. the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word (noun.communication)

derivation	:	apostrophise, apostrophize,
definition	:	use an apostrophe (verb.communication)

derivation	:	apostrophise, apostrophize,
definition	:	use an apostrophe (verb.communication)