Using the Dictionary and Diacritical Marks
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breve
a curved mark over a vowel to show that it has a short sound
diacritical mark
a mark placed over a letter to show its pronunciation
accent
a special emphasis or force given to a syllable or a word when we pronounce it
macron
a straight line (-) over a vowel to show that it has a long sound
synonym
a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. (for example, faith and trust)
homonym
a word that is pronounced like another but has a different meaning and often different spelling (for example, I and eye)
antonym
a word that means the opposite of another word (for example, love and hate)
abbreviation
shortened form of a word or phrase
pronunciation
the act or manner of sounding words
