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Translingual

Design

  • A macron placed halfway between the standard macron and the low macron, usually at about x-height.

Symbol

  1. (IPA, dated) a mid level tone, contrasting with ˉ for a high level tone and ˍ for a low level tone.

Usage notes

The tone mark is placed before the word or syllable that bears the tone. This symbol is effectively obsolete, having been replaced by Chao tone letters and tone diacritics.

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