Meaning of diacritical mark | Babel Free
Definitions
A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.
Equivalents
Català
diacrític
Čeština
diakritické znaménko
Dansk
diakritisk tegn
हिन्दी
मात्रा
Italiano
segno diacritico
Nederlands
diakritisch teken
Polski
znak diakrytyczny
Русский
диакрити́ческий знак
සිංහල
පිලි
Tagalog
tuldik
Examples
“California, like several other states, prohibits the use of diacritical marks or accents on official documents. That means no tilde (~), no accent grave (`), no umlaut (¨) and certainly no cedilla (¸).”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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