Macron vs. Diacritic
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Difference Between Macron and Diacritic
Macronnoun
(orthography) A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (¯) placed over any of various letters, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long.
Diacriticadjective
distinguishing
Macronnoun
a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
Diacriticadjective
Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.
Diacriticnoun
A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.
Diacriticnoun
a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
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Diacriticadjective
capable of distinguishing;
students having superior diacritic powersthe diacritic elements in culture
