diacritical

adjective di·a·crit·i·cal \ˌdī-ə-ˈkri-ti-kəl\

Definition of DIACRITICAL

: serving as a diacritic

a : distinctive <the diacritical elements in culture — S. F. Nadel>

b : capable of distinguishing <students of superior diacritical powers>

di·a·crit·i·cal also di·a·crit·ic \-ˈkri-tik\

Greek diakritikos separative, from diakrinein to distinguish, from dia- + krinein to separate — more at certain

First Known Use: 1749

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