APOSTROPHUS

Meaning of APOSTROPHUS in English

-_fəs noun

( plural apostro·phi -ˌfī)

Etymology: Late Latin — more at apostrophe

1. : apostrophe II

2. : the symbol Ↄ of the ancient Roman numeral system used for indicating the number 500 — see number table

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

APOSTROPHE — I. noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek apostrophē, literally, act of turning away, from apostrephein to turn away, from apo- + …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
APOSTROPHE — I. əˈpästrə(ˌ)fē also -ȯs- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin, from Greek apostrophē, literally, turning away, from apo- + strophē …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APOSTROPHE — apostrophe 1 — apostrophic /ap'euh strof"ik, -stroh"fik/ , adj. /euh pos"treuh fee/ , n. the sign ('), as used: to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APOSTROPHE — I. ə-ˈpäs-trə-(ˌ)fē noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek apostrophē, literally, act of turning away, from apostrephein to turn away, from apo- …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
APOSTROPHE — [apos.tro.phe] n [L, fr. Gk apostrophe, lit., act of turning away, fr. apostrephein to turn away, fr. apo- + strephein …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APOSTROPHE — a ‧ pos ‧ tro ‧ phe /əˈpɒstrəfi $ əˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
APOSTROPHE — n. a punctuation mark used to indicate: 1 the omission of letters or numbers (e.g. can't; he's; 1 Jan. '92). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
APOSTROPHE — n. a punctuation mark used to indicate: 1 the omission of letters or numbers (e.g. can't; he's; 1 Jan. '92). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
APOSTROPHE — 1. n. a punctuation mark used to indicate: 1. the omission of letters or numbers (e.g. can't; he's; 1 Jan. …
Oxford English vocab

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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