Diacritic Synonyms

dīə-krĭtĭk
A mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. diacritical-mark
Capable of distinguishing; ; - S.F.Nadel
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. diacritical

Diacritic Sentence Examples

  • The broad lower end of the symbol is rather an accidental pit in the stone than an attempt at a diacritic mark - the word is regei, in all probability the early dative form of rex, " king."

  • The invention of vowel-signs of diacritic points to distinguish similarly formed consonants, and of other orthographic signs, soon put a stop to arbitrary conjectures on the part of the readers.

  • By the help of these inscriptions it is possible to trace the development of the modern Arabic where so many of the forms of the letters have become similar that diacritic points are essential to distinguish them, the original causes of confusion being the continuous development of cursive writing and the adoption of ligatures.