D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Tilde

/(tē"dā̇)/ · Til·de · IPA /ˈtɪldə/
01 n. The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, ñ, l̃], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the…
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    The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, ñ, ], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y.