Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - apostrophe(2)
Apostrophe(2)
apostrophe(2)
n. an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem, addressed to a person (often dead or absent) or thing (often personified). øøapostrophize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise). [L f. Gk, lit. 'turning away' (as APOSTROPHE(1))]