APOSTROPHE


Meaning of APOSTROPHE in English

n. an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem, addressed to a person (often dead or absent) or thing (often personified). apostrophize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise).

[ L f. Gk, lit. 'turning away' (as APOSTROPHE(1)) ]

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