diacritical
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adjective \ˌdī-ə-ˈkri-ti-kəl\Definition of DIACRITICAL
1
: serving as a diacritic
2
a : distinctive <the diacritical elements in culture — S. F. Nadel> b : capable of distinguishing <students of superior diacritical powers>
Variants of DIACRITICAL
di·a·crit·i·cal also di·a·crit·ic \-ˈkri-tik\
Origin of DIACRITICAL
Greek diakritikos separative, from diakrinein to distinguish, from dia- + krinein to separate — more at certain
First Known Use: 1749
Rhymes with DIACRITICAL
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