Apostrophic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue). rhetoric
"7 June 1820, Lord Byron, a letter to Mr. Murray written from Ravenna Mrs. Hemans is a poet also, but too stiltified and apostrophic, […]"
2
Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ').
"All we need to know is that, in Shakespeare’s time, an apostrophe indicated omitted letters, which meant Hamlet could say with supreme apostrophic confidence: “Fie on’t! O fie!”; […]"

Adjective

1
of or characteristic of apostrophe wordnet

Example

"7 June 1820, Lord Byron, a letter to Mr. Murray written from Ravenna Mrs. Hemans is a poet also, but too stiltified and apostrophic, […]"

Etymology

From apostrophe + -ic.

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