diacritic
1. [ adjective ] capable of distinguishing
Synonyms: diacritical
Examples:

"students having superior diacritic powers" "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel

Related terms: discriminating
2. [ noun ] a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
Synonyms: diacritical_mark
Related terms: mark cedilla tilde circumflex hacek macron breve umlaut accent
Similar spelling:   diacritical
  discretion
  discredit
  discarding
  discordant
  discord
  discard