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
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Examples of diacritic in a Sentence
Two diacritics appear in the word “déjà vu.”
First Known Use of diacritic
1866
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DIACRITIC Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of diacritic for English Language Learners
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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
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