Meaning of CEDILLA
| Pronunciation: | | si'dilu
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| | Definition: | | [n] a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s |
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| | See Also: | | diacritic, diacritical mark | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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