Definition of Diacretic
{ Di`a*crit"ic (?), Di`a*crit"ic*al (?), }
a. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to separate, distinguish;
dia` through + &?; to separate. See Critic.]
That separates or distinguishes; -- applied to points or marks
used to distinguish letters of similar form, or different sounds of
the same letter, as, ā, ă, ä, ō, &obreve;,
etc. "Diacritical points." Sir W. Jones.
A glance at this typography will reveal great
difficulties, which diacritical marks necessarily throw in the
way of both printer and writer. A. J. Ellis.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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