Definitions
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- noun
’ (apostrophe ) or‛ (leading apostrophe) - noun
‘ or’ (both the opening and closing singlequotation marks ) - noun
ˈ (IPA primary stress) - noun
ʼ (IPA diacritic for ejective consonant) - noun
׳ (Hebrewgeresh ) - noun
ʻ (Hawaiianokina ). - noun mathematics
′ (prime symbol)
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cameleopard commented on the word '
The apostrophe, among other things, is known to prevent certain words from becoming simple puns.
December 2, 2006