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diacritics

diacritics is the plural of diacritic.

Meaning of diacritic

Noun

diacritic (plural diacritics)

  1. A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.
  2. (more loosely) 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

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Questions about diacritics

What is diacritics the plural of?
Diacritics is the plural of diacritic.

Words near diacritics in the dictionary

  1. diacritically
  2. diacriticals
  3. diacriticized
  4. diacriticked
  5. diacriticless
  6. diacritics
  7. diacritization
  8. diacritizations
  9. diacritize
  10. diacritized
  11. diacritizing

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