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diacritic Definition


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diacritic
noun
    1. A mark written or printed over, under or through a letter to show that that letter has a particular sound, as in é, è, ç, ñ. Compare accent (noun 3).
adj
    1. Functioning as a diacritic; distinguishing.
      Form: diacritical (also)
Etymology: 17c: from Greek diakritikos able to distinguish.



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