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diacritic

/ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
di-a-crit-ic
IPA
/ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Distinguishing.

adj

Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.

noun

A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.

noun

A letter added to another letter serving a similar indicative function.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *-n- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *krinyéti Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós) Ancient Greek δῐᾰκρῐτῐκός (dĭăkrĭtĭkós)lbor. English diacritic Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, “distinguishing, separative”), from διακρῑ́νω (diakrī́nō, “to distinguish, separate”), from δια- (dia-, “between”) + κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “I separate, distinguish”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/
  • British English: /ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/

Inflected Forms

more diacritic (comparative) most diacritic (superlative) diacritics (plural)

Derived Forms

diacritical diacritically diacriticked diacriticless

Synonyms

diacritical diacritical mark

Rhymes With

critic semitic anti-semitic analytic catalytic paralytic clitic ugaritic lateritic enclitic sybaritic granulocytic

Questions

How do you pronounce diacritic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/.
What does diacritic mean?
Distinguishing.
Where does diacritic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *-n- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *krinyéti Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós) Ancient Greek δῐᾰκρῐτῐκός (dĭăkrĭtĭkós)lbor. English diacritic Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, “distinguishing, separative”), from διακρῑ́νω (diakrī́nō, “to distinguish, separate”), from δια- (dia-, “between”) + κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “I separate, distinguish”).

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