According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
DIACRITIC
diacritic, diacritical
(adjective) capable of distinguishing; “students having superior diacritic powers”; “the diacritic elements in culture”- S.F.Nadel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
diacritic (comparative more diacritic, superlative most diacritic)
distinguishing
(orthography, not comparable) Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.
Synonyms
• diacritical
Noun
diacritic (plural diacritics)
A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.
Synonyms
• accent
• diacritical mark
Hyponyms
• cedilla
• diaeresis
• röck döts
• tilde
• umlaut
Anagrams
• triacidic
Source: Wiktionary
Di`a*crit"ic, Di`a*crit"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. Critic.]
Definition: That separates or distinguishes; -- applied to points or marks used to distinguish letters of similar form, or different sounds of the same letter, as, a, â, ä, o, ô, etc. "Diacritical points." Sir W. Jones. A glance at this typography will reveal great difficulties, which diacritical marks necessarily throw in the way of both printer and writer. A. J. Ellis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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