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1. (n.) tilde
a diacritic (˜) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuguese são, to indicate nasalization.
Etymology: (1860–65; < Sp < L titulus superscription. See title)
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1. (noun) tilde
a diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization
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1. (noun) Tilde
the accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, –, /], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y.
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