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noun

Dieresis, Diaeresis n. (pl. diaereses or diereses)

(Gram.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; the opposite of synaeresis.

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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Etymology of 'Dieresis'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dieresis" Quotes from Famous Books

... lower-case— are ae e i ue y c ae e i ue y c If the two lines look identical, you are in the ASCII-7 version of the file. If anything in the first line displays as garbage, try the following global substitutions: ae >> ae ligature (single letter), or substitute ae e i ue y >> e i u y with umlaut or dieresis (two dots) c >> c with cedilla, or substitute ...

— Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance - Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series • Various

... verse 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, ...

— The Comic Latin Grammar - A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue • Percival Leigh

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