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apostrophe
Definitions
(Noun) A punctuation mark (') indicating possession.Example: In English it's "John's house," in Spanish it's "La casa de Juan".
(Noun) A punctuation mark (') indicating a contraction, the deliberate omission of a letter or so.
Usage: The contraction of "can not" to "can't" is indicated by an apostrophe.
(Noun) A punctuation mark to mark something belonging to someone.
Usage: That is Carl’s jacket.
(Noun) Punctuation mark used to make an abbreviation to the end of a word.
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