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Noun: hacek
  1. A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
    "In Czech, the hacek changes the pronunciation of 'c' to 'ch' as in 'Dvořák'";
    - wedge, hácek

Derived forms: haceks

Type of: diacritic, diacritical mark

Encyclopedia: Hacek