Apostrophe
WordNet
noun
(1) The mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
(2) Address to an absent or imaginary person
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From , or , from , a noun use of an adjective from .
Noun
- The text character (’), which is used to mark the possessive (’s) or to show the omission of letters or numbers (tho’, they’ll, ’65).
Etymology 2
From , from , from , from + .
Noun
- A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.