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Diacritics – definitions in English dictionary

noun

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.

Usage examples:

Admittedly a lot of those are basic roman characters with diacritics but the exact positioning of t…
adjective

(of a mark or sign) indicating a difference in pronunciation.

Usage examples:

But it has now lost its appeal largely because a total of 136 syllables require additional phonetic…
noun

A mark written above or below a letter that changes its usual pronunciation

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变音符号

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Diakritische tekens

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Signes diacritiques

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Diakritische zeichen

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विशेषक

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Segni diacritici

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분음 부호

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Диакритические знаки

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Signos diacríticos

Word origin

late 17th century: from Greek diakritikos, from diakrinein ‘distinguish’, from dia- ‘through’ + krinein ‘to separate’.

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Diacritics – similar words

diacritical

adjective

(of a mark or sign) serving to indicate different pronunciations of a letter above or below which it is written.

Usage examples:

The present orthographic system was introduced in the fourteenth century by the religious reformer …
adjective

Written above or below a letter to change its pronunciation

Usage examples:

A diacritical mark over the e
Diacritical - all meanings in English

diacritic

noun

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.

Usage examples:

Admittedly a lot of those are basic roman characters with diacritics but the exact positioning of t…
adjective

(of a mark or sign) indicating a difference in pronunciation.

Usage examples:

But it has now lost its appeal largely because a total of 136 syllables require additional phonetic…
noun

A mark written above or below a letter that changes its usual pronunciation

Diacritic - all meanings in English

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