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Apostrophe

/əˈpɑstrəˌfi/
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(noun) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

TDK has decided to abolish the use of apostrophe in names of institutions.
I changed the apostrophe to the straight one that we use.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In the word 'don't', the ____ is used to show a missing letter.

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