Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apostrophic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: apos-troph-ic
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue).

adj

Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ').

Example Sentences

"7 June 1820, Lord Byron, a letter to Mr. Murray written from Ravenna Mrs. Hemans is a poet also, but too stiltified and apostrophic, […]"
"The approach itself is apostrophic; or, if a more canonical term is required, it is phenomenological."
"All we need to know is that, in Shakespeare’s time, an apostrophe indicated omitted letters, which meant Hamlet could say with supreme apostrophic confidence: “Fie on’t! O fie!”; […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English apostrophe Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English apostrophic From apostrophe + -ic.

Derived Forms

apostrophically

Rhymes With

catastrophic trophic strophic mycotrophic neutrosophic pansophic ectotrophic

Questions

What does apostrophic mean?: Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue).
Where does apostrophic come from?: Etymology tree English apostrophe Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English apostrophic From apostrophe + -ic.

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