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Definition of diacritical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

diacritical

adjective
 
/ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkl/
 
/ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkl/
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  1. used to describe marks such as accents, placed over, under or through a letter in some languages, to show that the letter should be pronounced in a different way from the same letter without a mark
    • diacritical marks
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