apostrophe
noun/əˈpɒstrəfi/
Frequency rank: #16,234 most common English word
Meaning
A punctuation mark (') used to show possession or indicate missing letters in a contraction.
Example sentence
The teacher reminded students that a possessive noun always needs apostrophe at the end.
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