diacritic

Example Sentences

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First, there is that silent "h" — but it ends flatly, without the diacritic that would make it rise, as if it were a question.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2021

We make use of lots of different types of punctuation, casing, font styles, and diacritic marks.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2016

The broad lower end of the symbol is rather an accidental pit in the stone than an attempt at a diacritic mark—the word is regei, in all probability the early dative form of rex, "king."

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

In this not only were the vowel marks wanting, but the diacritic points which served to distinguish from each other several similar letters.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.

This was remedied by the introduction of these marks, and Hus’s system of orthography became known as the diacritic one.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various