"high comma" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: high commas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} high comma (plural high commas)
  1. (rare, childish) An apostrophe. Tags: childish, rare Categories (topical): Punctuation marks

Inflected forms

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