diacritic
UK/ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk//ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/
diacritic adjective: distinguishing.
Adjective
diacritic (comparative more diacritic, superlative most diacritic)
- Distinguishing.
- Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.
Noun
diacritic (plural diacritics)
- A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.
- Synonyms:
- diacritical, diacritical mark
- A letter added to another letter serving a similar indicative function.
- A notable feature in N is the frequent oa spellings […] The a is here a diacritic which is meant to distinguish /ɔ̄/ from /ō/ on the model of the distinction ea /ǣ/—e /ē/ in the AB texts.1965, Arne Zettersten, Studies in the dialect and vocabulary of the Ancrene Riwle (Lund Studies in English; 31), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerup, page 173
diacritic meaning in Urdu
diacritic in Urdu
- ممیزی, اعراب
Examples of diacritic in a sentence
- English orthography often (but not invariably) drops the diacritics from words that it has naturalized from other languages.
- There was little or no punctuation, and there were no diacritics.
- The second diacritic is the hatschek applied to the aspirated ts sound, written tš.
Synonyms of diacritic
Forms of diacritic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more diacritic |
| superlative | most diacritic |
| Noun | |
| plural | diacritics |
Origin of diacritic
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, “distinguishing, separative”), from διακρῑ́νω (diakrī́nō, “to distinguish, separate”), from δια- (dia-, “between”) + κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “I separate, distinguish”).
Words formed from diacritic
Words that rhyme with diacritic
Questions about diacritic
- What does diacritic mean?
- Diacritic means distinguishing.
- What is diacritic in Urdu?
- Diacritic in Urdu is ممیزی, اعراب. See Diacritic meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is diacritic?
- Diacritic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce diacritic?
- Diacritic is pronounced /ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/ (UK).
Words near diacritic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: diacritic (page history and authors); diacritic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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