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di·a·crit·i·cal

(dī′ə-krĭt′ĭ-kəl)
adj.
1. Marking a distinction; distinguishing.
2. Able to discriminate or distinguish: a mind of great diacritical power.
3. Serving as a diacritic.

di′a·crit′i·cal·ly adv.
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diacritical

(ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkəl)
adj
1. (Phonetics & Phonology) of or relating to a diacritic
2. (Phonetics & Phonology) showing up a distinction
ˌdiaˈcritically adv
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di•a•crit•i•cal

(ˌdaɪ əˈkrɪt ɪ kəl)

adj.
1. serving to distinguish; distinctive.
2. capable of distinguishing.
3. serving as a diacritic.
[1740–50]
di`a•crit′i•cal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. diacritical - capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel
discriminating - showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"
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Translations

diacritical

[ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkəl] ADJdiacrítico
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diacritical

adjdiakritisch
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In a masked priming experiment, with a prime duration of 50 ms., they found an orthographic priming effect which was independent of whether the letter changed in its form or in the number and position of its diacritical marks with respect to the target.
More attention should also have been paid to copyediting the volume, which shows too many errors and inconsistencies in the transliteration of Arabic (in the treatment of initial hamza and of ta' marbuta, in the transliteration of letters bearing a shadda, in the use of diacritical marks, in the treatment of "ibn" between two proper names, etc.).
Abualnaja said that the diacritical marks have different geometrical shapes from the letters' shapes, and the geometrical shapes are written in small forms above the letters, in contrast to braille, and the marks are written as new letters.
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