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Definition of diacritic noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

diacritic

noun
diacritic pronunciation English ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪk diacritic pronunciation American ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪk
(linguistics)
 
a mark such as an accent, 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
diacritical pronunciation English ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkl diacritical pronunciation American ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkl
adjectivediacritical marks