Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

typographic apostrophe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: ty-po-graph-ic a-pos-tro-phe
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

typographic apostrophes (plural)

Synonyms

curly apostrophe printer's apostrophe typographical apostrophe

Questions

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

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