diacritical mark

collocation in English

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diacritical
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌdaɪ.əˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌdaɪ.əˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.kəl/
written above or below a letter to change ...
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mark
noun
uk
/mɑːk/us
/mɑːrk/
a small area on the surface of something that is damaged, dirty, or different in ...
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(Definition ofdiacriticalandmarkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdiacritical mark

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The former is unstressed, and the latter is stressed without anydiacriticalmark.
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Devanagari and related abugidas also use adiacriticalmarkcalled a "virama" to mark the absence of a vowel.
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Diacritical marks are marked by a flat rectangle which also indicates the position of thediacriticalmarkrelative to the base letter.
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This is supported by specific examples and transcriptions, in which he uses diacritical marks, though pointing to their shortcomings.
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The brothers introduced diacritical marks to show the pronunciation of every word and collected words in thematic groups or lists, although these were dropped from succeeding editions.
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Encarta uses a system that it insists is more upto-date, but to many users may seem cumbersome, with awkward double consonants and vowels and multiple diacritical marks.
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In other alphabetic systems, diacritical marks may perform other functions.
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Z can also appear alone with diacritical marks, namely or.
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It makes sparing use of accents and diacritical marks.
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Larger variation called "djali" are filled with dense decorations of dots and diacritical marks in the space between, giving it a compact appearance.
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Vowel sounds are designated by diacritical marks called tashkeel.
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There is no law restricting the use of diacritical marks informally and many parents get around the restrictions by doing so.
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Diacritical marks may appear above or below a letter, or in some other position such as within the letter or between two letters.
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Other vowels are written as independent letters or by using diacritical marks which are written above, below, before or after the consonant they belong to.
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Opera, between version 9.5 and 12, supports, but is unable to position diacritical marks properly.
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The ascent and descent may or may not include distance added by accents or diacritical marks.
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Strokes on colotomic instruments are indicated by diacritical marks over or around the "kepatihan" numbers.
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French treats letters with diacritical marks the same as the underlying letter for purposes of ordering and dictionaries.
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The conference recommended to use single letters for a sound (actually a phoneme) instead of using two or three-letter combinations or letters with diacritical marks.
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Most words are stressed on the first syllable and diacritical marks are rarely used.
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