APOS'TROPHIZED, participle passive Addressed by way of digression; contracted by the omission of a letter or letters; marked by an apostrophy.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
APOS'TROPHIZED, participle passive Addressed by way of digression; contracted by the omission of a letter or letters; marked by an apostrophy.
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