DIACRITICAL


Meaning of DIACRITICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdī-ə-ˈkri-ti-kəl ]

adjective

also di·a·crit·ic -ˈkri-tik

Etymology: Greek diakritikos separative, from diakrinein to distinguish, from dia- + krinein to separate — more at certain

Date: 1749

1. : serving as a diacritic

2.

a. : distinctive

the diacritical elements in culture — S. F. Nadel

b. : capable of distinguishing

students of superior diacritical powers

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