DIACRITIC


Meaning of DIACRITIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdī-ə-ˈkri-tik ]

noun

Date: 1866

: a mark near or through an orthographic or phonetic character or combination of characters indicating a phonetic value different from that given the unmarked or otherwise marked element

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.