English adjective: diacritic | |||
1. | diacritic capable of distinguishing | ||
Samples | Students having superior diacritic powers. The diacritic elements in culture. | ||
Synonyms | diacritical | ||
Similar | discriminating | ||
Antonyms | indiscriminating, undiscriminating | ||
English noun: diacritic | |||
1. | diacritic (communication) a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation | ||
Synonyms | diacritical mark | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mark | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accent, accent mark, breve, cedilla, circumflex, diaeresis, dieresis, hacek, macron, tilde, umlaut, wedge | ||