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Meaning of Diacritic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

العربية العلامة الصّوتيّة
Čeština diakritické znaménko
Deutsch Diakritikon Diakritikum
Suomi tarke
Tiếng Việt dấu 唒 酉

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Diacritical diacritical hook diacritical mark Diacriticals diacritization diacrylate

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