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diacritic
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A diacritic – also diacritical mark , diacritical point , or diacritical sign – is a glyph added to a letter , or basic glyph. The term derives from the Greek διακριτικός ( diakritikós , "distinguishing"), which is composed of the ancient Greek διά ( diá ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Diacritic \Di`a*crit"ic\, Diacritical \Di`a*crit"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to separate, distinguish; dia` through + ? to separate. See Critic .] That separates or distinguishes; -- applied to points or marks used to distinguish letters of similar form, or ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation [syn: diacritical mark ]
Usage examples of diacritic.
In Quenya, which possessed besides the _calmatéma_ both a palatal series (_tyelpetéma_) and labialized series (_quessetéma_), the palatals were represented by a Fëanorian diacritic denoting 'following _y_' (usually two underposed dots), while Series IV was a _kw_-series.
In Quenya, which possessed besides the calmatéma both a palatal series (tyelpetéma) and labialized series (quessetéma), the palatals were represented by a Fëanorian diacritic denoting 'following y' (usually two underposed dots), while Series IV was a kw-series.
His ghostly interlocutor was becoming less imaginative—this message was Old English, of course, but it was hampered by the ghost’s (or Dale’s computer’s) apparent lack of diacritics and proper Old English letter forms.