Definition of Cedila
Ce*dil"la (?), n. [Sp.
cedilla, cf. F. cédille; dim. of
zeta, the Gr. name of the letter z, because this
letter was formerly written after the c, to give it the
sound of s.] A mark placed under the letter c
[thus, ç], to show that it is to be sounded like s,
as in façade.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (orthography): A mark placed under the letter c in Catalan, French and Portuguese to indicate that it is pronounced before a, o, or u as it would be before e or i: menaçant, almoço. See Ç.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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