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Definition of Apostrophic
1. Adjective. Of or characteristic of apostrophe. "A passage of apostrophic grandeur"
Partainyms: Apostrophe
Definition of Apostrophic
1. a. Pertaining to an apostrophe, grammatical or rhetorical.
Definition of Apostrophic
1. Adjective. Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue). ¹
2. Adjective. Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark '). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Apostrophic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apostrophic
Literary usage of Apostrophic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Massachusetts Teacher (1851)
"... the final s is sounded, like the simple English apostrophic s. De Piles, —
the s silent: De Piles', in sound, the same as if written De Pile's. ..."
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