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
Long press on the touch keyboard to reveal the letter with various diacritical marks.
From The Verge ● Apr. 26, 2022
Linguists caution that the most accurate guides to pronunciation include diacritical marks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2016
Written Astrolinguish was awash in diacritical marks, with lots of umlauts, accents, and tildes.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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