a·pos·tro·phe 1 
(ə-pŏstrə-fē)
(ə-pŏstrə-fē)n.
The superscript sign ( ' ), usually used to indicate the omission of a letter or letters from a word, the possessive case, or the plurals of numbers, letters, and abbreviations.
[French, from Late Latin apostrophus, from Greek apostrophos, from apostrephein, to turn away : apo-, apo- + strephein, to turn; see streb(h)- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
ap′os·trophic (ăp′ə-strŏfĭk) adj.
- foreign
- foreign affairs
- foreign aid
- foreign-born
- foreign correspondent
- foreigner
- foreign exchange
- foreignism
- foreign legion
- foreign minister
- foreign mission
- foreignness
- foreign office
- foreign policy
- Foreign Service
- forejudge
- forejudgment
- foreknow
- foreknowledge
- forelady
- foreland
- foreleg
- forelimb
- forelock
- forelock