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apostrophe meaning in Bengali

ঊর্ধকমা urdhokma

/əˈpɒs.tɹə.fi//əˈpɑs.tɹə.fi/

apostrophe in Bengali: ঊর্ধকমা (urdhokma). In English, apostrophe means the text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

Bengali words for apostrophe

the character ’
ঊর্ধকমা urdhokma

English meaning of apostrophe

  1. noun The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
  2. noun A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
  3. noun An arrangement of chlorophyll grains perpendicular to the outer surface of plant cells, as opposed to epistrophe (an arrangement on the outer surface).

Full definition of apostrophe

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Questions about apostrophe in Bengali

What is the meaning of apostrophe in Bengali?
Apostrophe in Bengali is ঊর্ধকমা (urdhokma).
apostrophe এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Apostrophe: ঊর্ধকমা (urdhokma).
What does apostrophe mean in English?
Apostrophe means the text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: apostrophe (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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