diacritic
playSimple Definition of diacritic
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: a mark that is placed over, under, or through a letter in some languages to show that the letter should be pronounced in a particular way
Full Definition of diacritic
: a mark near or through an orthographic or phonetic character or combination of characters indicating a phonetic value different from that given the unmarked or otherwise marked element
Examples of diacritic in a sentence
Two diacritics appear in the word “déjà vu.”
1866
First Known Use of diacritic
1866
Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms
Rhymes with diacritic
ammonitic, anaclitic, analytic, anchoritic, anthracitic, catalytic, cenobitic, coprolitic, dialytic, doleritic, dolomitic, dynamitic, eremitic, granulitic, higher critic, hypercritic, laryngitic, paralytic, parasitic, sodomitic, stalactitic, stalagmitic, sybaritic, syphilitic, thallophytic, thrombolytic, troglodytic, Ugaritic
Learn More about diacritic
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Nglish: Translation of "diacritic" for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about "diacritic"
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