A '''diacritic''' is a mark near or through a character that changes its phonetic value or significance. For example, the word "résumé" has diacritics above the letter ''e''. Diacritics are more common in various European language than they are in English.
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A '''diacritic''' is a mark near or through a character that changes its phonetic value or significance. For example, the word "résumé" has two diacritics, one above each ''e''. Diacritics are more common in various European languages than they are in English.