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umlautMain Entry: 1um·laut Pronunciation: \ˈüm-ˌlau̇t, ˈu̇m-\ 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 assimilation
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