| a. | 1. | That separates or distinguishes; - applied to points or marks used to distinguish letters of similar form, or different sounds of the same letter, as, ā, ă, ä, ō, ǒ, etc. |
| Noun | 1. | diacritic - a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation Synonyms: diacritical mark |
| Adj. | 1. | diacritic - capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel Synonyms: diacritical |
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