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Dieresis   Listen
noun
Dieresis, Diaeresis  n.  (pl. diaereses or diereses)  
1.
(Gram.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; the opposite of synaeresis.
2.
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, coöperate, aerial.





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"Dieresis" Quotes from Famous Books



... The dieresis is transcribed by a preceding hyphen. "Employe" is replaced by "employee". The author's capitalization and spelling are followed when consistent, but probable mistakes of the typesetter ...
— Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet - An Autobiography. • John Sherman
... not be fully expressed are "unpacked" and shown within braces, top to bottom. Examples: {e} vowel with dieresis (looks like umlaut symbol) German umlaut is written out: ae, ue, oe French accents are omitted {ae} {oe} ae, oe ligatures {'e} vowel with accent {)e} vowel with breve (short-vowel sign) {th} {dh} thorn, ...
— English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day • Walter W. Skeat


Words linked to "Dieresis" :   umlaut, diaeresis, diacritical mark


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