diacritic
Example Sentences
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The Vietnamese language is written with marks — diacritics — that represent different tones.
From Salon
Bold, bright letters decorated with the diacritics that denote tones in the Vietnamese language advertised the dishes on sale.
From New York Times
He originally spelled Ikea with an acute accent on the “e,” but dropped the fake diacritic in the 1960s.
From Washington Post
Exclamation points, interrobangs and innumerable French diacritics were all part of his patois.
From New York Times
A trema is a diacritic mark that consists of two dots and is placed over a letter, “naïve” in the strip.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
