:Diacritic:

Pronunciation GB: ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪk, GA: ˌdaɪəˈkrɪt̬ɪk

A small symbol or mark accompanying a phonetic symbol to provide further phonetic detail of the sound symbolised. There are basically two kinds of diacritics: combining and spacer-modifying. The table below gives some examples together with their meaning.