apostrophus

noun apos·tro·phus \ -fəs \

Definition of apostrophus

plural apostrophi \-ˌfī\

1 : ²apostrophe

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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