diaeresis
noun
British also -ˈir-\
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Definition of diaeresis
1 : a mark ¨ placed over a vowel to indicate that the vowel is pronounced in a separate syllable (as in naïve or Brontë) — compare umlaut
2 : the break in a verse caused by the coincidence of the end of a foot with the end of a word
Other Words from diaeresis
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adjective
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The first known use of diaeresis was circa 1611
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