diacritic
See diacritic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dīˌə-krĭtˈĭk)
adjective- Diacritical.
- Medicine Diagnostic or distinctive.
noun A mark, such as the cedilla of façade or the acute accent of resumé, added to a letter to indicate a special phonetic value or distinguish words that are otherwise graphically identical.
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