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diacritical marks

diacritical marks is the plural of diacritical mark.

Meaning of diacritical mark

Noun

diacritical mark (plural diacritical marks)

  1. A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.
    • California, like several other states, prohibits the use of diacritical marks or accents on official documents. That means no tilde (~), no accent grave (`), no umlaut (¨) and certainly no cedilla (¸).2015 April 11, Tovin Lapan, “California birth certificates and accents: O’Connor alright, Ramón and José is not”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025

Questions about diacritical marks

What is diacritical marks the plural of?
Diacritical marks is the plural of diacritical mark.

Words near diacritical marks in the dictionary

  1. diacritic-less
  2. diacritical
  3. diacritical hook
  4. diacritical hooks
  5. diacritical mark
  6. diacritical marks
  7. diacritically
  8. diacriticals
  9. diacriticized
  10. diacriticked
  11. diacriticless

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