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Diaeresis

noun
(pl. diaereses or diereses)
1.
A diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound.  Synonyms: dieresis, umlaut.






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"Diaeresis" Quotes from Famous Books



... as you are measured by your tailor— by the foot, according to rule. To scanning there belong the figures called Synal[oe]pha, Ecthlipsis, Synaeresis, Diaeresis, and Caesura. ...
— The Comic Latin Grammar - A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue • Percival Leigh



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