SINCE 1828
apostrophus
noun
apos·tro·phus
| \-fəs\
plural apostrophi\ -ˌfī
\
Definition of apostrophus
2 : a symbol that resembles a backwards letter C and that was used in the ancient Roman number system in combination with the symbol I to represent 500
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