diacritic
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of diacritic
First recorded in 1670–80; from Greek diakritikós “able to distinguish, distinguishing,” equivalent to dia- dia- + kritikós; see critic
Example Sentences
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First, there is that silent "h" — but it ends flatly, without the diacritic that would make it rise, as if it were a question.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2021
We make use of lots of different types of punctuation, casing, font styles, and diacritic marks.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2016
This was remedied by the introduction of these marks, and Hus’s system of orthography became known as the diacritic one.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
This script, with its diacritic marks, was scientifically evolved at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 by Baerlein, Henry
The broad lower end of the symbol is rather an accidental pit in the stone than an attempt at a diacritic mark—the word is regei, in all probability the early dative form of rex, "king."
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
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