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accent mark vs diacritical mark

diacritical mark vs accent mark

accent mark and diacritical mark both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accent mark Yes No No No
diacritical mark Yes No No No
As nouns, diacritical mark is a hypernym of accent mark; that is, diacritical mark is a word with a broader meaning than accent mark:
  • accent mark: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
  • diacritical mark: a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
Other hypernyms of accent mark include diacritic.
accent mark (noun) diacritical mark (noun)
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
Difference between accent mark and diacritical mark

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