🔡diacritical

adjective
/ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkəl/

Meaning

Relating to a mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation or stress.

Example Sentences

The word résumé has diacritical marks that change its meaning from resume.

Synonyms

accentual, phonetic, orthographic, linguistic

Antonyms

plain, unmarked

Collocations

diacritical mark, diacritical accent, diacritical system

Related Vocabularies

Resembling an oracle; giving wise, mysterious, or prophetic statements
Of high moral, intellectual, or cultural value; distant from ordinary life.
able to be fixed or mended; capable of being repaired
nervous or timid in the company of other people
a dark brown color like chocolate; the color of cocoa
lacking good manners; rude; showing poor upbringing

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