English dictionary
tilde
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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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
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The accentual mark placed over <i>n</i>, and sometimes over <i>l</i>, in Spanish words [thus, <i>ñ</i>, <i><ilde;</i>], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, <i>y</i>.
Source: webster1913