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1. (n.) dieresis
a sign (¨) placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that it is to be pronounced separately, as in the spellings naïve and
coöperate.
2. dieresis
the division made in a line or verse by coincidence of the end of a foot and the end of a word.
Etymology: (1605–15; < L diaeresis < Gk diaíresis lit., distinction, division =diaire-, s. of diaireîn to divide (di-di -3+haireîn to take) +-sis -sis)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) umlaut, dieresis, diaeresis
a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound
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1. (noun) Dieresis
the separation or resolution of one syllable into two; -- the opposite of synaeresis
2. (noun) Dieresis
a mark consisting of two dots [/], placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters; as, cooperate, aerial
3. (noun) Dieresis
same as Diaeresis
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