tilde
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.til·de
noun \ˈtil-də\Definition of TILDE
1
: a mark ˜ placed especially over the letter n (as in Spanish señor sir) to denote the sound \nʸ\ or over vowels (as in Portuguese irmã sister) to indicate nasality
2
a : the mark tilde used to indicate negation in logic and the geometric relation “is similar to” in mathematics b : the mark tilde used to indicate an approximate value
See Origin of TILDE
Spanish, from Medieval Latin titulus tittle
First Known Use: circa 1864
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