diacritic
noun
di·a·crit·ic
ˌdī-ə-ˈkri-tik 
: 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.”
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The diacritics struck me as quite unusual for a European language.
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The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
The algorithm stumbled over the symbols that had a dot placed underneath or on the side, and the team used contextual analysis to deal with these diacritics.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023
The floral patterns at the bottom of the logo as well as the football at the top both reference Qatari culture, while the dots either side of the football are actually Arabic diacritics.
—SI.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
The algorithm stumbled over the symbols that had a dot placed underneath or on the side, and the team used contextual analysis to deal with these diacritics.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023
The floral patterns at the bottom of the logo as well as the football at the top both reference Qatari culture, while the dots either side of the football are actually Arabic diacritics.
—SI.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Diacritic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diacritic. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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diacritic
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di·a·crit·ic
ˌdī-ə-ˈkrit-ik
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