Meaning

Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction..

Definitions by Sense

1. Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.
2. Of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic.
3. Synonym of diacritical mark (adnoun equivalent).

Example Sentences

The reduplicated forms and the fineness of the diacritical strokes, render his book troublesome to the reader

California, like several other states, prohibits the use of diacritical marks or accents on official documents. That means no tilde (~), no accent grave (`), no umlaut (¨) and certainly no cedilla (¸).

This is often the case when diacriticals are written at the end of the word - the last character ends, but there is still some ink in the original writing order that should have been used up in the course of processing the various t's, i's, and apostrophes in the body of the word.

Word Forms

• more diacritical
• most diacritical
• diacriticals

Synonyms for diacritical

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When Should You Use Diacritical?

Use diacritical when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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