apostrophectomy means The removal of incorrect apostrophes, especially those wrongly used to form plurals (greengrocer's apostrophes). Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 68 out of 100.
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- The removal of incorrect apostrophes, especially those wrongly used to form plurals (greengrocer's apostrophes).“apostrophectomy is a famously painful procedure, and the rate of reinfection is very high. there are also many attested cases where a perfectly functional apostrophe was inappropriately excised.”