CEDILLA | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Cedilla

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 16th century: from obsolete Spanish, earlier form of zedilla, diminutive of zeda (the letter Z), from Greek zēta

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: sɪˈdɪlə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a mark (¸) written under the letter c, especially in French, to show that it is pronounced like an s rather than a k (e.g. façade).

Short Definition:

mark (¸) written under letter c to show that it is pronounced like s rather than k

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