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Diacritic   /dˌaɪəkrˈɪtək/   Listen
Diacritic

noun
1.
A mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation.  Synonym: diacritical mark.
adjective
1.
Capable of distinguishing.  Synonym: diacritical.  "The diacritic elements in culture"



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... diacritical marks are found above the letter "a" in the word "mama-jee" in the previous sentence. They are a macron diacritic, a dash-shaped symbol and a breve diacritic, a u-shaped symbol. These letters are indicated here by the coding [a] for a macron and [)a] for a breve above the ...
— Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 - Volume 17, New Series, April 17, 1852 • Various


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