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Diaeresis

Diaeresis Meaning & Definition
Diaeresis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Diaeresis?

[n] a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound

Synonyms | Synonyms for Diaeresis: dieresis | umlaut

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See Also | diacritic | diacritical mark

Diaeresis In Webster's Dictionary

\Di*[ae]r"e*sis\, Dieresis \Di*er"e*sis\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Di[ae]reses} or {Diereses}. [L. diaeresis, Gr. ?, fr. ? to divide; dia` through, asunder + ? to take. See {Heresy}.] 1. (Gram.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; -- the opposite of syn[ae]resis. 2. A mark consisting of two dots [[umlaut]], placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters; as, co["o]perate, a["e]rial.

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