Diacritical mark

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.

    "California, like several other states, prohibits the use of diacritical marks or accents on official documents. That means no tilde (~), no accent grave (`), no umlaut (¨) and certainly no cedilla (¸)."

  2. 2
    a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation wordnet

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