dictionary help| diacritic --> diacritical | medical dictionary |
That separates or distinguishes; applied to points or marks used to distinguish letters of similar form, or different sounds of the same letter, as, a, <su:acr/, a, o, o, etc. "Diacritical points." "A glance at this typography will reveal great difficulties, which diacritical marks necessarily throw in the way of both printer and writer." (A. J. Ellis)
Origin: Gr, fr. To separate, distinguish; through + to separate. See Critic.
(01 Mar 1998)
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