◌͝◌
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See also: ◌̆
English
Diacritical mark
◌͝◌
- (lexicography) Used to mark the digraph ⟨oo⟩ as having its 'short' sound: ⟨o͝o⟩ /ʊ/.
Usage notes
⟨◌̆⟩ is used for a single vowel letter.
German
Diacritical mark
◌͝◌
- (cartography) Used to abbreviate the common placename ending -burg ("castle") as ⟨-b͝g⟩. This prevents confusion with -berg ("mountain"), another common placename suffix.
- E.g. Freib͝g stands for Freiburg, not Freiberg.
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