What does diacritical mean?

adj. relating to the small marks added to letters to indicate a different pronunciation

diacritical

🇺🇸 /ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkl/ 🇬🇧 /ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkl/

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adjective

relating to the small marks added to letters to indicate a different pronunciation

The word 'naïve' has a diacritical mark on the 'i' that changes its sound.

relating to the small marks added to letters to indicate a different pronunciation