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(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.

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apostrophe

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apostrophe

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Noun

countable rhetoric uncountable

(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.

Japanese Meaning

(修辞技法) 不在の人物や抽象的対象に向かって、突然の感情的な呼びかけとして発せられる表現

In his soliloquy, Hamlet's apostrophe to his absent father struck the audience with unexpected tenderness.

独白の中で、ハムレットが不在の父に向けた修辞的な呼びかけは、観客に思いがけない優しさを感じさせた。

Sense（1）

(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.

Apostrophe a bold digression makes,

Mov'd by some sudden thought the theme awakes.]

apostrophes

（ plural ）