Apostrophization
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Apostrophization is a noun meaning The use of apostrophe characters.
Meaning
The use of apostrophe characters.
More Meanings
- The use of an apostrophe (an exclamatory speech).
Example Sentences
An open letter penned by two prominent French intellectuals, Michèle Cohen-Halimi and Francis Cohen, called into question the curious apostrophization of the word, “‘Jews,’”—a diacritical practice that, in previous cases, has yielded to dubious interpretive license, signaling that “figural” rather than “real” Jews were at issue.
Word Forms
- apostrophizations
- apostrophisation
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include apostrophation, apostrophectomy, omission, greengrocer's apostrophe, capitalitis, contraction.
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