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Meaning of apostrophization | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. The use of apostrophe characters.
  2. The use of an apostrophe (an exclamatory speech).

Equivalents

Deutsch Apostrophierung
Svenska apostrofering

Examples

“An open letter penned by two prominent French intellectuals, Michèle Cohen-Halimi and Francis Cohen, called into question the curious apostrophization of the word, “‘Jews,’”—a diacritical practice that, in previous cases, has yielded to dubious interpretive license, signaling that “figural” rather than “real” Jews were at issue.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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