apologetic apostrophe

English - English

Definition of apologetic apostrophe in English English dictionary

An apostrophe added to a Scots word in order to give the appearance that it is a contraction of an English word

Hyphenation

a·po·lo·get·ic a·pos·tro·phe

Turkish pronunciation

ıpälıcetîk ıpästrıfi

Pronunciation

/əˌpäləˈʤetək əˈpästrəfē/ /əˌpɑːləˈʤɛtɪk əˈpɑːstrəfiː/