apostrophic
English
Etymology
apostrophe + -ic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒfɪk
Adjective
apostrophic
- (rhetoric) Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue).
- 7 June 1820, Lord Byron, a letter to Mr. Murray written from Ravenna
- Mrs. Hemans is a poet also, but too stiltified and apostrophic, […]
- 1971, John Theodore Braun, The Apostrophic Gesture, page 22:
- The approach itself is apostrophic; or, if a more canonical term is required, it is phenomenological.
- 7 June 1820, Lord Byron, a letter to Mr. Murray written from Ravenna
- (orthography) Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ').
Translations
pertaining to the apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue)
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pertaining to the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ')
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