diacritics
Meaning of diacritics
plural noun
a sign, such as an accent or cedilla, which when written above or below a letter indicates a difference in pronunciation from the same letter when unmarked or differently marked.
late 17th century: from Greek diakritikos, from diakrinein ‘distinguish’, from dia- ‘through’ + krinein ‘to separate’.
Information about diacritics
- It is a name.
- The singular form of diacritics is: diacritic.
- Languages in which diacritics is used:
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Hyphenation of diacritics
di-a-crit-ics
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- diacritics is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
Words that rhyme with diacritics
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