diacritic

[ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪɾɪk]

UK: /ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/

diacritic

English Adj

Definition

Distinguishing.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, “distinguishing, separative”), from διακρῑ́νω (diakrī́nō, “to distinguish, separate”), from δια- (dia-, “between”) + κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “I separate, distinguish”).