diacritical

diacritical
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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