Meaning of apostrophus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The omission of a vowel or syllable from a word, usually indicated by the apostrophe symbol ( ' ). examples: 'til, can't
   archaic
2. The apostrophe symbol used to mark this elision.
   archaic
3. An open notehead ( ~ ) or an apostrophe ( ' ) used as a neume to mark a low, unaccented syllable at the beginning of a phrase or a short quick syllable
   historical
4. The symbol 'Ↄ', used in Roman numerals to indicate multiplication by 10.

Examples

“Vowels suffer⟳ also this apostrophus before the consonant h.”

“Not that any examples are wanting to prove⟳ that the ancients did use⟳ the apostrophus in prose; for it was scarecely possible for them not to do so in many instances;”

“Out of one word, the apostrophus is most usual in poesie;”

“The apostrophus or mark⟳ of contraction, is the same with the comma, onely the difference is of place⟳; for, this stands not in the line, but over the upper part thereof, where the contraction is:”

“In the Greek, as in other languages, a short vowel at the end⟳ of a word before another vowel, is thrown out by elision, and the apostrophus ' is placed as a mark⟳ or sign⟳ over the empty space;”

“This apocope is denoted by the apostrophus ( ' ),”

“You find⟳ not the apostrophus, and so miss⟳ the accent. Let⟳ me supervise the canzonet.”

“In the early Graduals Benevento VI. 38 and 40, the apostrophus is common in syllabic passages in sequences, tropes and prosulae.”

“In transcriptions from Ben 34, I have⟳ not distinguished the apostrophus from regular notes.”

“The early Beneventan apostrophus was optional, instructive and exemplary, suggesting low, quick, unaccented syllables at the start⟳ of a phrase (sometimes implying a preceding breath) in the Gregorian Mass Propers and short or quick syllables in tropes, prosulae and sequences.”

“In every multiplication with ten a fresh apostrophus is added; thus IↃↃ = 5000, IↃↃↃ = 50,000.”

“The annexing of the apostrophus or inverted C (Ↄ) to IↃ makes its value ten times greater;”

“The symbol Ↄ, known as the apostrophus, might be repeated one or more times after IↃ , each Ↄ making the number⟳ ten times greater, as IↃↃ = 5000, IↃↃↃↃ = 500,000.”

“Anno CIↃ IↃ C LXXXVI. (Apostrophus numbering): In the year 1686”

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