"diacritic" meaning in English

See diacritic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /daɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/ [UK] Audio: en-us-diacritic.ogg Forms: more diacritic [comparative], most diacritic [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, “distinguishing, separative”), from διακρίνειν (diakrínein, “to distinguish, separate”), from διά (diá, “between”) + κρίνω (krínō, “I separate, distinguish”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*krey-}}, {{bor+|en|grc|διακριτικός|t=distinguishing, separative}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, “distinguishing, separative”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} diacritic (comparative more diacritic, superlative most diacritic)
  1. distinguishing
    Sense id: en-diacritic-en-adj-NfxFLsew Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 42 40 3 3
  2. (orthography, not comparable) Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Orthography, Diacritical marks
    Sense id: en-diacritic-en-adj-8Z5z6nrC Disambiguation of Diacritical marks: 8 48 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 46 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 42 40 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 46 42 2 2 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, orthography, publishing, writing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: diacritical

Noun

IPA: /daɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/ [UK] Audio: en-us-diacritic.ogg Forms: diacritics [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, “distinguishing, separative”), from διακρίνειν (diakrínein, “to distinguish, separate”), from διά (diá, “between”) + κρίνω (krínō, “I separate, distinguish”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*krey-}}, {{bor+|en|grc|διακριτικός|t=distinguishing, separative}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, “distinguishing, separative”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} diacritic (plural diacritics)
  1. A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning. Categories (topical): Diacritical marks Synonyms: diacritical#Noun, diacritical mark Derived forms: diacritical, diacritically
    Sense id: en-diacritic-en-noun-wTKr9O78 Disambiguation of Diacritical marks: 8 48 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 46 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 42 40 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 46 42 2 2

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