HyperDic: diacritic

English > 2 senses of the word diacritic:
NOUNcommunicationdiacritic, diacritical marka mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
ADJECTIVEalldiacritic, diacriticalcapable of distinguishing
diacritic > pronunciation
Soundsday.ahkrih'tahk
Rhymesaeronautic ... Zanuck: 70 rhymes with ahk...
English > diacritic: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningcapable of distinguishing.
Examples
  • "students having superior diacritic powers"
  • "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel
Synonymdiacritical
Broaderdiscriminatingshowing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
Spanishdiacrítico, discernidor
Catalandiacrític
Nounsdiacritica mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
English > diacritic: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningA mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation.
Synonymdiacritical mark
Narroweraccent, accent markA diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
breveA diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
cedillaA diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s
circumflexA diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality
dieresis, diaeresisA diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound
hacek, wedgeA diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
macronA diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
tildeA diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization
umlautA diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate a change in sound in some languages
BroadermarkA written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
Spanishdiacrítico, signo diacrítico
Catalandiacrític, signe diacrític
Adjectivesdiacritic, diacriticalcapable of distinguishing

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