Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

typewriter apostrophe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: type-writer a-pos-tro-phe
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An apostrophe that has a straight, vertically symmetrical form, contrasted with the curved typographic apostrophe.

Inflected Forms

typewriter apostrophes (plural)

Synonyms

straight apostrophe vertical apostrophe

Questions

What does typewriter apostrophe mean?: An apostrophe that has a straight, vertically symmetrical form, contrasted with the curved typographic apostrophe.

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