tilde

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Synonyms: tide, vilde, tile, wilde, tilda, tidde, tiede, hilde, tildy, tille, ilde

Antonyms: tide, vilde, tile, wilde, tilda, tidde, tiede, hilde, tildy, tille, ilde

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Noun

1. A [[diacritical mark]] ⟨{{l|mul|˜}}⟩ placed above a letter to modify its pronunciation.
2. A symbol ⟨~⟩, with various names and uses, also known as [[swung dash]] or [[wave dash]]. In the computer industry, various other names may be used, such as {{l|en|squiggle}} and {{l|en|twiddle}}.

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