I. |dīə|krid.]ik, -it], ]ēk adjective
or di·a·crit·i·cal ]ə̇kəl, ]ēk-\
Etymology: diacritic from Greek diakritikos separative, able to distinguish, from diakritos separated (verbal of diakrinein to separate, distinguish, from dia- + krinein to separate) + -ikos -ic; diacritical from Greek diakritikos + English -al — more at certain
1. : serving as a diacritic
2.
a. : serving to separate or distinguish : distinctive
the diacritic elements in culture — S.F.Nadel
b. : capable of distinguishing or discerning
students of superior diacritic powers
II. noun
( -s )
: a modifying mark or sign over, under, after, or through an orthographic or phonetic character or combination of characters indicating a phonetic or semantic value different from that given the unmarked or otherwise marked character — compare accent 5a
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