Associations to the word «Diacritic»
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Wiktionary
DIACRITIC, adjective. Distinguishing
DIACRITIC, adjective. (orthography) (not comparable) Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.
DIACRITIC, noun. A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.
Dictionary definition
DIACRITIC, noun. A mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation.
DIACRITIC, adjective. Capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel.
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