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umlaut

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Main Entry:
1um·laut Listen to the pronunciation of 1umlaut Listen to the pronunciation of 1umlaut
Pronunciation:
\ˈüm-ˌlat, ˈm-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
German, from um- around, transforming + Laut sound
Date:
circa 1845
1 a: the change of a vowel (as \ü\ to \ē\ in goose, geese) that is caused by partial assimilation to a succeeding sound or that occurs as a reflex of the former presence of a succeeding sound which has been lost or altered b: a vowel resulting from such partial assimilation2: a diacritical mark ¨ placed over a vowel to indicate a more central or front articulation — compare diaeresis


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