diacritical
Americanadjective
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serving to distinguish; distinctive.
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capable of distinguishing.
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Phonetics. serving as a diacritic.
adjective
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of or relating to a diacritic
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showing up a distinction
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Out of respect for the previously banned Hawaiian language, we are using diacritical marks in this column that more accurately convey meaning and pronunciation.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
The 'e' vowel though had no diacritical mark, so was largely absent.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2022
Related How to type special characters on a Windows 10 PC Use the touch keyboard The easiest way to add diacritical marks to a document is to enable the Windows touch keyboard.
From The Verge ● Apr. 26, 2022
At 7:30, he would go over the 305 clues for that day’s shows, making notations, diacritical marks and pronunciation notes.
From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2020
I repeat, Ha, and wish I knew enough English to tell her to listen for the diacritical mark, this one directing the tone downward.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
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