# diacritic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/

## Definitions
1. Distinguishing.
2. Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/diacritic