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diacritic

The correct spelling is diacritic.

How to pronounce diacritic

/daɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/
noun

IPA: /daɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/

Say it like: Dia-cri-tic

The correct spelling is diacritic. A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.

adjective

  1. 1.Distinguishing
  2. 2.Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.

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