diacritic

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Synonyms: diacrisis, dicrotic, dacitic, diacritics, diaristic, diabrotic, diacronic, diactinic, dioritic, diaeretic, diacidic

Antonyms: diacrisis, dicrotic, dacitic, diacritics, diaristic, diabrotic, diacronic, diactinic, dioritic, diaeretic, diacidic

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Adjective

1. [[distinguishing|Distinguishing]].
2. {{lb|en|orthography|not comparable}} {{n-g|Denoting a distinguishing [[mark]] applied to a [[letter]] or [[character]].}}

Noun

1. A special [[mark]] added to a [[letter]] to indicate a different [[pronunciation]], [[stress]], [[tone]], or [[meaning]].
2. {{lb|en|more loosely}} A letter added to [[another]] letter [[serve|serving]] a similar [[indicative]] [[function]].

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