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APOSTROPHIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does apostrophic mean?
• APOSTROPHIC (adjective)
The adjective APOSTROPHIC has 1 sense:
1. of or characteristic of apostrophe
Familiarity information: APOSTROPHIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or characteristic of apostrophe
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
a passage of apostrophic grandeur
Pertainym:
apostrophe (address to an absent or imaginary person)
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