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- Dictionarydiacritic/ˌdʌɪəˈkrɪtɪk/
noun
- 1. a sign, such as an accent or cedilla, which when written above or below a letter indicates a difference in pronunciation from the same letter when unmarked or differently marked.
adjective
- 1. (of a mark or sign) indicating a difference in pronunciation.
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A diacritic (also diacritical mark, diacritical point, diacritical sign, or accent) is a glyph added to a letter or to a basic glyph. The term derives from the Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, "distinguishing"), from διακρίνω (diakrínō, "to distinguish").
A diacritic is a mark that changes the pronunciation or meaning of a letter or word. Learn how to use diacritics in different languages and see examples of words with diacritics.
A diacritic is a mark added to an alphabetic character to indicate a different pronunciation or meaning. Learn how diacritics are used in various languages and scripts, such as Latin, Arabic, and Unicode, and see examples and sources.
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A diacritic is a mark written above or below a letter that changes its usual pronunciation. Learn more about diacritics, their types, and how they are used in different languages with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Diacritic definition: a mark, point, or sign added or attached to a letter or character to distinguish it from another of similar form, to give it a particular phonetic value, to indicate stress, etc., as a cedilla, tilde, circumflex, or macron.. See examples of DIACRITIC used in a sentence.
A diacritic is a mark written above or below a letter that changes its usual pronunciation. Learn more about diacritics, their types, functions, and usage in different languages with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
A diacritic is a mark that is placed over, under, or through a letter in some languages to show that the letter should be pronounced in a particular way. Learn about different types of diacritics, such as acute, grave, cedilla, circumflex, tilde, and more, and see examples of their usage in French, Spanish, and other languages.
