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-'

/z/

-' particle: possessive marker used on plurals that end with -s (or -es, etc).

Particle

-’

  1. Possessive marker used on plurals that end with -s (or -es, etc).
    • Her heart leapt when she saw the expressions on her teachers’ faces.
    • their faces’ expressions
  2. Possessive marker sometimes used on singular names which end in s, indicating than an object belongs to the noun bearing the marker.
    • Jesus' disciples
    • Chris' cake recipe

Questions about -'

What does -' mean?
-' means possessive marker used on plurals that end with -s (or -es, etc).
What part of speech is -'?
-' is a particle.
How do you pronounce -'?
-' is pronounced /z/.

Words near -' in the dictionary

  1. +0
  2. +1
  3. +1s
  4. +2
  5. +ve
  6. -'
  7. -'d
  8. -'er
  9. -'nt
  10. -'s
  11. -'st

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