diacritical mark
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diacritical mark
noun diacritical marks
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A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.
California, like several other states, prohibits the use of diacritical marks or accents on official documents. That means no tilde (~), no accent grave (`), no umlaut (¨) and certainly no cedilla (¸).
Similar: diacritic, diacritical
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noun symbol
| Español | signo diacrítico, marca diacrítica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 발음 구별 기호 bareum gubyeol giho, 발음 구별 부호 bareum gubyeol buho |
| 日本語 | ダイアクリティカルマーク daiakuritikaru māku, 字上符 jijōfu |
| 中文 | 附加符號 /附加符号 fùjiā fúhào, 讀音符號 /读音符号 dúyīn fúhào, 變音符號 /变音符号 biànyīn fúhào |
| हिन्दी | मात्रा mātrā, विशेषक चिह्न viśeṣak cihna |
| Português | acento diacrítico, acento |
| Français | signe diacritique, diacritique |
| Deutsch | diakritisches Zeichen, Diakritikum, Diakritikon |
| Italiano | segno diacritico |
| Ελληνικά | διακριτικό σημείο diakritikó simeío |
| Română | semn diacritic, diacritic |
| Русский | диакрити́ческий знак diakritíčeskij znak |
| Tiếng Việt | dấu phụ |
| العربية | شَكْل šakl, شَكْلَة šakla, عَلَامَة تَشْكِيل ʕalāmat taškīl |
| עברית | ניקוד, נִקּוּד nikúd |
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title = {diacritical mark},
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