diacritic in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.diacritic [Brit ˌdʌɪəˈkrɪtɪk, Am ˌdaɪəˈkrɪdɪk] N LING a. diacritical mark

II.diacritic [Brit ˌdʌɪəˈkrɪtɪk, Am ˌdaɪəˈkrɪdɪk] ADJ a. diacritical

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It is known principally for a factory disaster in 1997, which caused mass spillage of diacritics all over the town's name.
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A system of diacritic marks, or "pointing," was later developed to resolve the ambiguities, and over the centuries became nearly universal.
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If a vowel is not marked with a diacritic, its length must be determined by its environment; the rules vary a bit according to dialect.
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A breathing diacritic is written to the left of an acute or grave accent but below a circumflex.
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The name is also spelled with varying capitalization and use of diacritics: e.g., caf americano.
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When necessary, vowels are indicated by diacritic marks above or below the letter representing the syllabic onset, or by use of "matres lectionis", which are consonantal letters used as vowels.
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In other cases, such as the ring for voiceless, a diacritic may superscript or subscript with no change in meaning.
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Only /gla/ is written with a straightforward diacritic.
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A derivative of the cuatrillo by adding a comma diacritic, was used for the alveolar ejective affricate found in the same languages.
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For simple without a vowel, a vowel-cancelling diacritic (virama) called "hal kirma" is used: "k".
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