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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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