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combining mark

combining mark noun: synonym of combining character.

Noun

combining mark (plural combining marks)

  1. (Unicode) Synonym of combining character.
    • Unicode allows more than one way of encoding the same character. The string “é”, for example, can be encoded as the single Unicode character \u00E9 or as a regular ASCII e followed by the acute accent combining mark \u0301.2011, David Flanagan, JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 22

Synonyms of combining mark

Forms of combining mark

pluralcombining marks

Questions about combining mark

What does combining mark mean?
Combining mark means synonym of combining character.
What part of speech is combining mark?
Combining mark is a noun.
What is the plural of combining mark?
The plural of combining mark is combining marks.

Words near combining mark in the dictionary

  1. combining
  2. combining character
  3. combining characters
  4. combining form
  5. combining forms
  6. combining mark
  7. combining marks
  8. combining weight
  9. combining weights
  10. combinings
  11. combis

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