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noun
A mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation.
synonym: diacritic.
is a specific kind of: mark.
is a broader term that covers: accent, accent mark | breve | cedilla | circumflex | hacek, wedge | macron | tilde | umlaut | diaeresis, dieresis.
derivation: diacritic, diacritical.
Dutch: diakriet, diakritisch tekenPolish: znak diakrytyczny, diakryt
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