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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish apóstrofe, from Latin apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
apóstropé (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜒ)
- (grammar) apostrophe
- Synonym: kudlit
- (rhetoric) apostrophe (sudden piece of dialogue)
- Synonym: panawagan
Further reading
- “apostrope”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018