Match the term with the definition.

1. diacritical marks
a curved line placed over a vowel to show its sound
2. macron
shows stress on a particular syllable of a word
3. breve
a system for showing the pronunciation of a word
4. accent mark
a straight horizontal line placed over a vowel to show its sound

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Here are the correct matches for the terms and their definitions:

  1. diacritical marks - a system for showing the pronunciation of a word
  2. macron - a straight horizontal line placed over a vowel to show its sound
  3. breve - a curved line placed over a vowel to show its sound
  4. accent mark - shows stress on a particular syllable of a word