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Definitions of diacritical
  1. adjective
    capable of distinguishing
Definition that contains diacritical
  • accent a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
  • wedge a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
  • tilde a diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization
  • umlaut a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate a change in sound in some languages
  • breve a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
  • diaeresis a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel
  • dieresis a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel
  • accent mark a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
  • cedilla a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s
  • macron a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
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