apostrophizing

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• apostrophizing — apostrophize (Amer.) a pos·tro·phize || faɪz v. add an apostrophe, use an apostrophe; pause and speak to (person who is not present or imaginary person, thing, etc.), apostrophise …   English contemporary dictionary

• Apostrophize — A*pos tro*phize, v. t., [imp. & p. p. {Apostrophized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apostrophizing}.] 1. To address by apostrophe. [1913 Webster] 2. To contract by omitting a letter or letters; also, to mark with an apostrophe ( ) or apostrophes. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• apostrophize — /euh pos treuh fuyz /, v., apostrophized, apostrophizing. Rhet. v.t. 1. to address by apostrophe. v.i. 2. to utter an apostrophe. Also, esp. Brit., apostrophise. [1605 15; APOSTROPHE2 + IZE] * * * …   Universalium

• Kalidasa — /kah li dah seuh/, n. fl. 5th century A.D., Hindu dramatist and poet. Also, Kalidasa. * * * flourished с 5th century Indian poet and dramatist. Little is known about him; his poems suggest that he was a Brahman (priest). Many works are… …   Universalium

• apostrophize — verb a) To use the apostrophe figure of speech in writing or speech (c1850): You little thought,” said Mr. Pumblechook, apostrophizing the fowl in the dish, “when you was a young fledgling, what was in store for you. Great Expectations, by… …   Wiktionary

• apostrophize — [ə päs′trəfīz΄] vt., vi. apostrophized, apostrophizing to speak or write an apostrophe (to) …   English World dictionary

• HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism