Added 3 October 2026
diacritic
/ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/ adjective
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- Distinguishing.
- Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.
noun
Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, “distinguishing, separative”), from διακρῑ́νω (diakrī́nō, “to distinguish, separate”), from δια- (dia-, “between”) + κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “I separate, distinguish”).
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