What does diacritic mean?
A diacritic is a mark added to a letter in writing to indicate a change in pronunciation. It is used in many languages, including Greek, French, and German.
Example
"The Greek letter 'α' with a diacritic mark indicates a different pronunciation than the letter 'α' without the mark."
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