diacritical marks

A form of diacritical mark — A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of diacritical mark
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diacritical marks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diacritical%20marks

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