diacritical

[ dahy-uh-krit-i-kuhl ]
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adjective
  1. serving to distinguish; distinctive.

  2. capable of distinguishing.

  1. Phonetics. serving as a diacritic.

Origin of diacritical

1
First recorded in 1740–50; diacritic + -al1

Other words from diacritical

  • di·a·crit·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for diacritical

diacritical

/ (ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to a diacritic

  2. showing up a distinction

Derived forms of diacritical

  • diacritically, adverb

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