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Diacritic Definition & Meaning

diacritic
adjective
  1. capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel
noun
  1. a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation

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What does diacritic mean?
capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
What part of speech is diacritic?
Diacritic is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does diacritic have?
Diacritic has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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