Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

combining character

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
com-bin-ing char-ac-ter
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A character that modifies the appearance of other characters (which are called base characters).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

combining characters (plural)

Phrases

grapheme cluster

Frequently Paired Words

grapheme cluster

Synonyms

combining mark

Questions

What does combining character mean?
A character that modifies the appearance of other characters (which are called base characters).

How to pronounce combining character

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