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apostrophes

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /-ˈpɑː.strə-/
    • /əˈpɒs.trə.fi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /-ˈpɑː.strə-/

Definitions of apostrophes word

  • noun apostrophes Plural form of apostrophe. 1
  • noun apostrophes plural of apostrophe. 0
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Parts of speech for Apostrophes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Apostrophes

apostrophes popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for apostrophes

noun apostrophes

  • notes — Lotus Notes
  • parentheses — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
  • allegories — Plural form of allegory.
  • allusions — Plural form of allusion.
  • analogues — Plural form of analogue.
All 22 Synonyms of apostrophes

Antonyms for apostrophes

noun apostrophes

  • accords — Plural form of accord.
  • agreements — Plural form of agreement.
  • similarities — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
All 3 Antonyms of apostrophes

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