adj
Meaning 1
Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.
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adj
Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.
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adj
Of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic.
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noun
Synonym of diacritical mark (adnoun equivalent).
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Synonyms: diacritical mark
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adjective satellite
capable of distinguishing- S.F.Nadel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: diacritic
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History
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 English -al English diacritical From diacritic + -al.
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