About The Word Cedilla
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Cedilla
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What's The Definition Of Cedilla?
[n] a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cedilla: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cedilla: See Also | diacritic | diacritical mark Cedilla In Webster's Dictionary \Ce*dil"la\, n. [Sp. cedilla, cf. F. c['e]dille; dim. of
zeta, the Gr. name of the letter z, because this letter was
formerly written after the c, to give it the sound of s.]
A mark placed under the letter c [thus, [,c]], to show that
it is to be sounded like s, as in fa[,c]ade.
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