"apostrophectomy" meaning in All languages combined

See apostrophectomy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: apostrophectomies [plural]
Etymology: apostrophe + -ectomy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|apostrophe|ectomy}} apostrophe + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} apostrophectomy (plural apostrophectomies)
  1. The removal of incorrect apostrophes, especially those wrongly used to form plurals (greengrocer's apostrophes).
    Sense id: en-apostrophectomy-en-noun-1LtCAM2r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ectomy

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2000 March 30, Arnold Zwicky, “Re: I'm *famous*”, in soc.motss (Usenet), retrieved 2017-03-07, message-ID <8bvtf0$p7d@Turing.Stanford.EDU>",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2004 June 13, David, “Re: The World Quiz League, it's rolling”, in alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe (Usenet), retrieved 2017-03-07, message-ID <4cbe87bc27david@dacha.freeuk.com>",
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          "ref": "2009 July 14, Marc Lostracco, “Cruller Intentions”, in Torontoist, archived from the original on 2016-09-10",
          "text": "It [Tim Hortons] received an apostrophectomy around the same time to accommodate Quebec language laws and was spun off entirely to shareholders by 2006, remaining registered in corporate haven Delaware.",
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          "ref": "2004 June 13, David, “Re: The World Quiz League, it's rolling”, in alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe (Usenet), retrieved 2017-03-07, message-ID <4cbe87bc27david@dacha.freeuk.com>",
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