soft sign

noun

the Cyrillic letter (ь) as used in Russian to indicate that the preceding consonant is palatalized, or to represent (y) between a palatalized consonant and a vowel.: See also jer (def. 1).
front jer.: See also jer (def. 2).

Origin of soft sign

¹

First recorded in 1850–55; translation of Russian myágkiĭ znak

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How to use soft sign in a sentence

And then, in the soft sign language of the rein let loose, the ribs knee-nudged, they bade their horses go.
The Preacher of Cedar Mountain | Ernest Thompson Seton
The t' signifies the Yehr, or soft sign of the Russians in addition to the t.
Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations | Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob Robinson

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