What is a mark placed under the letter c [thus, ç], to show that it is to be sounded like s, as in façade called?
cedilla — A mark placed under the letter c [thus, ç], to show that it is to be sounded like s, as in façade. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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