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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “accent of elision”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧pós‧tro‧fo
Noun
apóstrofo m (plural apóstrofos)
- (orthography) apostrophe (the character ’)
A expressão "d’água" deve ser escrita com apóstrofo.- The expression "d’água" must be written with an apostrophe.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin apostrŏphus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos).
Pronunciation
Noun
apóstrofo m (plural apóstrofos)
- apostrophe (typographic character)
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