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apostrophe in Tagalog

kudlit

/əˈpɒs.tɹə.fi//əˈpɑs.tɹə.fi/

apostrophe in Tagalog: kudlit. In English, apostrophe means the text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

Tagalog words for apostrophe

the character ’
kudlit

English meaning of apostrophe

  1. noun The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
  2. noun A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
  3. noun An arrangement of chlorophyll grains perpendicular to the outer surface of plant cells, as opposed to epistrophe (an arrangement on the outer surface).

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Questions about apostrophe in Tagalog

What is the meaning of apostrophe in Tagalog?
Apostrophe in Tagalog is kudlit.
Ano ang apostrophe sa Tagalog?
Apostrophe: kudlit.
What does apostrophe mean in English?
Apostrophe means the text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: apostrophe (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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