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   apostrophe

   /əˈpɒstrəfi/

   noun

   • 1. a punctuation mark (') used to indicate either possession (e.g. Harry 's book; boys ' coats) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g. can 't; he 's; 1 Jan. '99): "a brief lecture on the correct use of apostrophes"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting the omission of one or more letters): via late Latin, from Greek apostrophos ‘accent of elision’, from apostrephein ‘turn away’, from apo ‘from’ + strephein ‘to turn’.

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • P

     3

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

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