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    Di·a·crit·ic
    /ˌdīəˈkridik/

    noun

    • 1. a sign, such as an accent or cedilla, which when written above or below a letter indicates a difference in pronunciation from the same letter when unmarked or differently marked.

    adjective

    • 1. (of a mark or sign) indicating a difference in pronunciation.
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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › diacriticDiacritic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A diacritic is a mark that changes the pronunciation or meaning of a letter or word. Learn how to use diacritics in different languages and see examples of words with diacritics.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › diacriticDIACRITIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Diacritic definition: a mark, point, or sign added or attached to a letter or character to distinguish it from another of similar form, to give it a particular phonetic value, to indicate stress, etc., as a cedilla, tilde, circumflex, or macron.. See examples of DIACRITIC used in a sentence.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DiacriticDiacritic - Wikipedia

    A diacritic (also diacritical mark, diacritical point, diacritical sign, or accent) is a glyph added to a letter or to a basic glyph. The term derives from the Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, "distinguishing"), from διακρίνω (diakrínō, "to distinguish").

    Character
    Character Name Unicode Code Point
    Mark
    ◌̀
    COMBINING GRAVE ACCENT U+0300
    Grave
    ◌́
    COMBINING ACUTE ACCENT U+0301
    Acute
    ◌̂
    COMBINING CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT U+0302
    Circumflex
    ◌̃
    COMBINING TILDE U+0303
    Tilde

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  6. www.britannica.com › topic › diacriticDiacritic | Definition, Characters, Uses, History, & Facts

    A diacritic is a mark added to an alphabetic character to change its pronunciation or meaning. Learn how diacritics are used in different languages and scripts, such as Latin, Arabic, and Unicode, and see examples of diacritical marks.

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  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › diacriticDIACRITIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A diacritic is a mark written above or below a letter that changes its usual pronunciation. Learn more about diacritics, their types, and how they are used in different languages with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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  9. www.merriam-webster.com › grammar › how-to-use-andHow to Use Accents and Diacritical Marks | Merriam-Webster

    A diacritic is 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. Learn about different types of diacritics, such as acute, grave, cedilla, circumflex, tilde, and more, and see examples of their usage in French, Spanish, and other languages.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › diacriticDIACRITIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    A diacritic is a mark written above or below a letter that changes its usual pronunciation. Learn more about diacritics, their types, functions, and usage in different languages with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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