"diacritical hook" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: diacritical hooks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} diacritical hook (plural diacritical hooks)
  1. Any specific, hamiform diacritic; variously:
    An ogonek (˛).
    Sense id: en-diacritical_hook-en-noun-ptei09wI
  2. Any specific, hamiform diacritic; variously:
    A retroflex hook (̢).
    Sense id: en-diacritical_hook-en-noun-5QFD4vru
  3. Any specific, hamiform diacritic; variously:
    A cedilla (¸).
    Sense id: en-diacritical_hook-en-noun-XtdL0QOE
  4. Any specific, hamiform diacritic; variously:
    other similar diacritics
    Sense id: en-diacritical_hook-en-noun-JMvtEOXl

Inflected forms

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