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CEDILLA
cedilla
(noun) a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cedilla (plural cedillas)
(orthography) In the spelling of Catalan, French, Portuguese and some other languages, a mark (¸) sometimes placed under the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced /s/ rather than /k/, as in Catalan força, French menaçant, and Portuguese almoço, and also used in various other languages to change the sounds of other letters.
Usage notes
Sometimes retained in words which have been adopted into English, specifically from French, such as facade/façade.
Anagrams
• cleidal
Source: Wiktionary
Ce*dil"la, n. Etym: [Sp. cedilla, cf. F. cédille; 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.]
Definition: A mark placed under the letter c [thus, ç], to show that it is to be sounded like s, as in façade.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
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