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apostrophus
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Language: łaciński
Etymology: gr. apóstrophos ‘odwrócony’
Area: Interpunkcja (Today)

Quotations

Mącz/1564 (war. B), p. 13a

Apostrophus, Latine Aversio, Accentus collisiuus, in sine alicuius dictionis denotans vocalem praecedentis esse elisam, Ut, Tanton, pro, tantone. Egon, pro egone.

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