diacritical mark
Example Sentences
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The 'e' vowel though had no diacritical mark, so was largely absent.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2022
I repeat, Ha, and wish I knew enough English to tell her to listen for the diacritical mark, this one directing the tone downward.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
Probably one of the occurrences had a diacritical mark which was not reproduced in this edition; it has been left as printed.
From Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore by William Ralston Shedden Ralston
Transcriber's Note: A breve diacritical mark, a u-shaped symbol above a letter used to indicate special pronunciation, is found on several words in the original text.
From History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams
There is not a single diacritical mark in the book.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir
