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May 27, 2012
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til•de



Pronunciation: (til'du), [key]
—n.
1. a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
2. See swung dash.
3. Math.a symbol (~) indicating equivalency or similarity between two values.
4. Logic.a similar symbol indicating negation.

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