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—diacritically, adv./duy'euh krit"i keuhl/, adj.1. serving to distinguish; distinctive.2. capable of distinguishing.3. Phonet. serving as a diacritic.[1740-50; DIACRITIC + -AL1]
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diacritical — index discriminating (distinguishing), distinctive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
diacritical — [dī΄ə krit′i kəl] adj. 1. serving to distinguish; distinguishing 2. able to distinguish diacritically adv … English World dictionary
Diacritical — Diacritic Di a*crit ic, Diacritical Di a*crit ic*al, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to separate, distinguish; dia through + ? to separate. See {Critic}.] That separates or distinguishes; applied to points or marks used to distinguish letters of similar form,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diacritical — also diacritic adjective Etymology: Greek diakritikos separative, from diakrinein to distinguish, from dia + krinein to separate more at certain Date: 1749 1. serving as a diacritic 2. a. distinctive … New Collegiate Dictionary
diacritical — adj. serving as a diacritical mark; distinguishing, distinctive … English contemporary dictionary
diacritical — diacritic ► NOUN ▪ a sign, such as an accent, written above or below a letter to indicate a difference in pronunciation from the same letter when unmarked. DERIVATIVES diacritical adjective. ORIGIN Greek diakritikos, from diakrinein distinguish … English terms dictionary
diacritical — adj. & n. adj. distinguishing, distinctive. n. (in full diacritical mark or sign) = DIACRITIC … Useful english dictionary
diacritical sign — diacritical mark, diacritical point, or diacritical sign, a mark placed over, under, or attached to a letter to indicate pronunciation, stress, accent, or other value … Useful english dictionary
diacritical point — diacritical mark, diacritical point, or diacritical sign, a mark placed over, under, or attached to a letter to indicate pronunciation, stress, accent, or other value … Useful english dictionary
diacritical mark — n. any of various marks, as a macron or cedilla, added to a letter or symbol to indicate its pronunciation or to distinguish it in some way * * * … Universalium
diacritical mark — n. any of various marks, as a macron or cedilla, added to a letter or symbol to indicate its pronunciation or to distinguish it in some way … English World dictionary
