As nouns the difference between apostrophe and exclamation
is that apostrophe is the text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts while exclamation is a loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
apostrophe
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) apostrophe, or (etyl) apostrophus, from (etyl) .
Alternative forms
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Noun
(
en noun)
(orthography) The text character , which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
Derived terms
* greengrocer's apostrophe
Usage notes
In English, the apostrophe is used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers.
See also
* (wikipedia)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) apostrophe, from (etyl) .
Noun
(
en noun)
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
Derived terms
* apostrophically
Related terms
* catastrophe
exclamation
Noun
(
en noun)
A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; – also called an exclamation point.
Derived terms
* exclamation mark
* exclamation point
Related terms
* exclaim
* exclamatory
External links
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Anagrams
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