What does dieresis mean?
Definitions for dieresis
daɪˈɛr ə sɪs; -ˌsizdiere·sis
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Princeton's WordNet
umlaut, dieresis, diaeresisnoun
a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound
Wiktionary
dieresisnoun
A diacritic ( u00A8 ) placed over the second of two consecutive vowels to indicate that the second vowel is to be pronounced separately from the preceding vowel (as in the girls' given name of Zoë). It does not indicate a diphthong, but rather that each vowel has its full quality, within the sound-context. Now an uncommon practice in English, but still used in some other languages (e.g. French: haïr, Dutch: ruïne).
Webster Dictionary
Dieresisnoun
the separation or resolution of one syllable into two; -- the opposite of synaeresis
Dieresisnoun
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
Dieresisnoun
same as Diaeresis
Etymology: [NL.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dieresis in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dieresis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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