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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestil
Pronunciation / Transliteration: til
"O til é usado para indicar som nasal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An accent mark (~) placed over a letter, especially n, to indicate a change in pronunciation, such as nasalization in Spanish or Portuguese.
"The Spanish letter 'ñ' contains a tilde above the 'n'." - 2
A typographical symbol resembling a wavy line, used in mathematics to denote approximation or in computing as a shorthand symbol.
"In mathematics, the tilde is frequently used to indicate that two values are approximately equal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Spanish word 'tilde', which originates from the Latin 'titulus' meaning a superscription or heading. Historically used in medieval manuscripts as a sign of abbreviation, it evolved to represent specific phonetic modifications in various writing systems.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tilde" is said worldwide
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tilde
Transliteration: tild
"Le signe tilde est souvent utilisé en mathématiques."
Tilde
Transliteration: Tilde
"Die Tilde ist ein diakritisches Zeichen."
tilde
Transliteration: tilde
"La tilde indica una nasalizzazione in portoghese."
tilde
Transliteration: tilde
"La eñe lleva una tilde en la parte superior."
til
Transliteration: til
"O til é usado para indicar som nasal."
टिल्ड
Transliteration: tild
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"स्पेनिश भाषा में टिल्ड का प्रयोग किया जाता है।"
代词号
Transliteration: dài cín hào
Script: 波浪号
"这个单词上面有一个波浪号。"
물결표
Transliteration: mulgyeolpyo
"스페인어 자모에는 물결표가 사용됩니다."
チルダ
Transliteration: chiruda
"チルダは数学や言語学で使われる記号です。"
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