adj
Meaning 1
Distinguishing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
diacritic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/
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Canada, General-American: /ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/
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Canada, General-American: [ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪɾɪk]
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Australian: /ˌdɑɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/
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Australian: [ˌdɑɪəˈkɹɪɾɪk]
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rhymes with -ɪtɪk
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CMU ARPABET: D AY2 AH0 K R IH1 T AH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, orthography, publishing, writing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diacritical, diacritical mark
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A letter added to another letter serving a similar indicative function.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: more loosely
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
capable of distinguishing- S.F.Nadel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- students having superior diacritic powers
- the diacritic elements in culture
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diacritical
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diacritical mark
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mark
Narrower terms: accent, accent mark, breve, cedilla, circumflex, hacek, wedge, macron, tilde, umlaut, dieresis, diaeresis
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *krinyétider. Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós) Ancient Greek δῐᾰκρῐτῐκός (dĭăkrĭtĭkós)lbor. English diacritic Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, “distinguishing, separative”), from διακρῑ́νω (diakrī́nō, “to distinguish, separate”), from δια- (dia-, “between”) + κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “I separate, distinguish”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: diacrítico — diacritical mark
Real reading context