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apostrophe

noun

The mark (‘'’) used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word

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Word length
10
Starts with
A
Ends with
E
Contains
PO
Scrabble score
17
CEFR level
B2

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noun

  1. The mark (‘'’) used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word

noun

  1. Address to an absent or imaginary person

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