diacritic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 See also 1.4 External links 2 Romanian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Declension 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Declension

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From Ancient Greek διακριτικός (“‘distinguishing, separative’”) < διακρίνειν (diakrinein), “‘to distinguish, separate’”) < διά (“‘between’”) + κρίνω (“‘I separate, distinguish’”).

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diacritic (plural diacritics)

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

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• diacritical mark

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• diacritical

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• Diacritic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

[edit] External links

• diacritic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• diacritic at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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French diacritique

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diacritic ^{2 nom/acc forms}

1. diacritic, diacritical

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singular		plural
masculine & neuter	feminine	masculine	feminine and neuter
diacritic	diacritic	diacritice	diacritice

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diacritic n. (plural diacritice)

1. diacritic

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