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combining characters

combining characters is the plural of combining character.

Meaning of combining character

Noun

combining character (plural combining characters)

  1. A character that modifies the appearance of other characters (which are called base characters).
    • You can display c with macron (c̄) by merging the combining character macron with the letter c.
    Synonyms:
    combining mark

Questions about combining characters

What is combining characters the plural of?
Combining characters is the plural of combining character.

Words near combining characters in the dictionary

  1. combing someone's hair the wrong way
  2. combing through
  3. combings
  4. combining
  5. combining character
  6. combining characters
  7. combining form
  8. combining forms
  9. combining mark
  10. combining marks
  11. combining weight

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