diacritic
[ dahy-uh-krit-ik ]
/ ˌdaɪ əˈkrɪt ɪk /
noun
Also called diacritical mark. a mark, point, or sign added or attached to a letter or character to distinguish it from another of similar form, to give it a particular phonetic value, to indicate stress, etc., as a cedilla, tilde, circumflex, or macron.
adjective
Words nearby diacritic
diacidic, diaclasis, diaconal, diaconate, diaconicon, diacritic, diacritical, diactinic, diad, diadelphous, diadem
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Examples from the Web for diacritic
Errors in German phrases and the diacritic of "Lige" were not corrected.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany|Edward Lyell FoxA flat wick should be slightly rounded, the middle being the highest point, like this diacritic , not this one.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping|Elizabeth Hale GilmanThis script, with its diacritic marks, was scientifically evolved at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1|Henry Baerlein
British Dictionary definitions for diacritic
diacritic
/ (ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪk) /
noun
Also called: diacritical mark a sign placed above or below a character or letter to indicate that it has a different phonetic value, is stressed, or for some other reason
adjective
another word for diacritical
Word Origin for diacritic
C17: from Greek diakritikos serving to distinguish, from diakrinein, from dia- + krinein to separate
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Medical definitions for diacritic
diacritic
[ dī′ə-krĭt′ĭk ]
adj.
Diagnostic or distinctive.
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