Английский Этимологический словарь - apostrophe
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Apostrophe
apostrophe
- 1588, from M.Fr. apostrophe, from L.L. apostrophus, from Gk. apostrophos (prosoidia) "(the accent of) turning away," thus, a mark showing where a letter has been omitted, from apostrephein "avert, turn away," from apo- "from" + strephein "to turn." In Eng., the mark represents loss of -e- in -es, possessive ending. Gk. also used this word for a "turning aside" of an orator in speech to address some individual, a sense first recorded in Eng. 1530.
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~ n a) the sign (') used in writing to show that numbers or letters have been left out, as in 'don't' (=do not) and '86 (=1986) b) the same sign used before 's' to show that something belongs to someone or something, or is connected with them, as in 'John's book', or 'Charles' mother', or 'Nixon's last year as president' c) used before 's' to show the plural of letters and numbers as in 'Your r's look like v's.' ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(apostrophes) An apostrophe is the mark ’ when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in ‘isn’t’ and ‘we’ll’. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in ‘Mike’s car’. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek apostrophe, literally, act of turning away, from apostrephein to turn away, from apo- + strephein to turn Date: 1533 the addressing of a usually absent person or a usually personified thing rhetorically Carlyle's “O Liberty, what things are done in thy name!” is an example of ~ • apostrophic adjective II. noun Etymology: French & Late Latin; French, from Late Latin apostrophus, from Greek apostrophos, from apostrophos turned away, from apostrephein Date: 1727 a mark ' used to indicate the omission of letters or figures, the possessive case, or the plural of letters or figures • apostrophic adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. a punctuation mark used to indicate: 1 the omission of letters or numbers (e.g. can't; he's; 1 Jan. '92). 2 the possessive case (e.g. Harry's book; boys' coats). Etymology: F apostrophe or LL apostrophus f. Gk apostrophos accent of elision f. apostrepho turn away (as APO-, strepho turn) 2. n. an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem, addressed to a person (often dead or absent) or thing (often personified). Derivatives apostrophize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise). Etymology: L f. Gk, lit. 'turning away' (as APOSTROPHE(1)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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