apostrophe

Summary

apostrophe has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1]

Key Facts

• apostrophe is a type of punctuation mark^[2].
• apostrophe is a type of intra-word punctuation mark^[3].
• apostrophe's Commons category is recorded as Apostrophes^[4].
• apostrophe's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apostrophes^[5].
• apostrophe's Commons gallery is recorded as Apostrophe^[6].
• apostrophe's depicted by is recorded as '^[7].
• apostrophe's depicted by is recorded as ʼ^[8].
• apostrophe's depicted by is recorded as ＇^[9].
• apostrophe's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[10].
• apostrophe's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[11].
• apostrophe's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• apostrophe's different from is recorded as psili‐varia^[13].
• apostrophe's different from is recorded as ʼ^[14].
• apostrophe's different from is recorded as Apostrophe^[15].
• apostrophe's different from is recorded as geresh^[16].
• apostrophe's different from is recorded as apostrophe^[17].
• apostrophe's different from is recorded as vocative expression^[18].
• apostrophe's code is recorded as .----.^[19].
• apostrophe's braille transcription is recorded as ⠄^[20].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include punctuation mark^[2] and intra-word punctuation mark^[3].

Why It Matters

apostrophe has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1] apostrophe is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]