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character — 2 senses

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character
1

Human sciences, Lexicography, Linguistics, Sciences Diacritic Used to mark the digraph ⟨oo⟩ as having its 'long' sound: ⟨o͞o⟩ /uː/.

2

Human sciences, Lexicography, Linguistics, Sciences Dated, Diacritic Ties together the pronunciation-key digraphs a͞a, a͞e, a͞o, e͞w, c͞i, s͞i, t͞h, t͞i.

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