Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DI-A-CRIT'I-CAL
DI-A-CRIT'I-CAL, a. [Gr. διαχριτικος; διακρινω, to separate; δια and κρινω, to separate.]
That separates or distinguishes; distinctive; as, a diacritical point or mark. The short vowel is never signified by any diacritical mark. – Encyc.
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