diacritical mark

a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

n distinctive manner of oral expression n special importance or significance n the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people n the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) n a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation v to stress, single out as important v put stress on

a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound

a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s

a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality