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3 definitions found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Di·ær·e·sis
,
Di·er·e·sis
n.
;
pl
.
Diæreses
or
Diereses
1.
Gram.
The
separation
or
resolution
of
one
syllable
into
two
; --
the
opposite
of
synæresis
.
2.
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
,
aërial
.
◄
►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
dieresis
n
:
a
diacritical
mark
(
two
dots
)
placed
over
a
vowel
in
German
to
indicate
a
change
in
sound
[
syn
:
umlaut
,
diaeresis
]
[
also
:
diereses
(
pl
)]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
diereses
See
dieresis
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