αποστροφή

Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ, turning away from) from verb ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, turn away) & semantic loan from French aversion. The sense for rhetoric, since Hellenistic period.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.po.stɾoˈfi/
  • Hyphenation: α‧πο‧στρο‧φή

Noun

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αποστροφή (apostrofíf (plural αποστροφές)

  1. aversion, disgust, repugnance
  2. (rhetoric) apostrophe

Declension

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Synonyms

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(disugst):

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  • αποστρέφω (apostréfo, to show distaste, to turn away)
  • αποστροφή f (apostrofí, distaste)
  • απόστροφος f (apóstrofos, apostrophe) (typographic character)

References

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  1. ^ αποστροφή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language