Meaning of apostrophization | Babel Free
Definitions
- The use of apostrophe characters.
- 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
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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