apostrophe

Noun
  1. Address to an absent or imaginary person (synset 107116603)
    is a type of: rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
  2. The mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word (synset 106855037)
    is a type of: punctuation, punctuation mark - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

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