αποστροφή
Lemma: ἀποστροφή
noun
noun
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Added Sep 01, 2026
Definition
a turning away; a turning back. In rhetoric, an address turned aside from the main audience to speak directly to another person or thing (apostrophe).
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Grammatical Analysis
"αποστροφή"
Verb type: not a verb
Case: nominative
Number: singular
Gender: feminine
Declension: first declension (alpha/eta-stem)
Formation note: abstract noun in -ή from the verbal stem of ἀποστρέφω (‘turn away’)