Apostrophectomy

English

Etymology

Apostrophe + ectomy

Noun

apostrophectomy (plural apostrophectomies)

1. The removal of incorrect apostrophes, especially those wrongly used to form plurals (greengrocers' apostrophesApostrophe#Greengrocers' apostrophes)

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