Assertion: apostrophe | /r/ObjectUse | used as noun
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text: the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word Familiarity information: APOSTROPHE used as a noun is rare.
text: An apostrophe (’) is a punctuation mark that is used with a noun to show possession or to indicate where a letter has been left out to form a contraction.
text: Most punctuation marks fall between words to separate ideas or grammatical clauses, but the apostrophe is used within words and to combine multiple words.