"diacritic" in the noun sense
1. diacritical mark, diacritic
a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
"diacritic" in the adjective sense
1. diacritic, diacritical
capable of distinguishing
"students having superior diacritic powers"
"the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel
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