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diacritic

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/
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/ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/ · [ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪɾɪk] · /ˌdɑɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/ · [ˌdɑɪəˈkɹɪɾɪk]

Definition of diacritic

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Distinguishing.
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adj

  1. Distinguishing.
  2. (not-comparable)Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.

noun

  1. A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.
  2. A letter added to another letter serving a similar indicative function.
    “A notable feature in N is the frequent oa spellings […] The a is here a diacritic which is meant to distinguish /ɔ̄/ from /ō/ on the model of the distinction ea /ǣ/—e /ē/ in the AB texts.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *krinyétider. Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *-tās…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *krinyétider. Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κρῐτῐκός (krĭtĭkós) Ancient Greek δῐᾰκρῐτῐκός (dĭăkrĭtĭkós)lbor. English diacritic Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, “distinguishing, separative”), from διακρῑ́νω (diakrī́nō, “to distinguish, separate”), from δια- (dia-, “between”) + κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “I separate, distinguish”).

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6-letter words

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5-letter words

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4-letter words

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3-letter words

18 words

2-letter words

9 words

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