The noun sense "apostrophe-like symbol" originates from the fact that the symbol ′ was originally a superscript Roman numeral one. enPR: prīm, IPA(key):...
APOSTROPHE], ʹ [U+02B9 MODIFIER LETTER PRIME], -', and ' ' ' An ASCII substitute for any of multiple characters with a similar shape: ’ (apostrophe)...
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