◌̧

character

Retained in foreign loan words (mostly French ç): façade (or facade).

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Meanings

character
  1. diacriticRetained in foreign loan words (mostly French ç): façade (or facade).

    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 (¸).

    2015 April 11, Tovin Lapan, “California birth certificates and accents: O’Connor alright, Ramón and José is not”, in The Guardian (in English), archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025
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APA

◌̧. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%E2%97%8C%CC%A7

MLA

“◌̧.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%E2%97%8C%CC%A7. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “◌̧,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%E2%97%8C%CC%A7.

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