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diaeresis
[ dahy-er-uh-sis ]
diaeresis
/ daɪˈɛrɪsɪs; ˌdaɪəˈrɛtɪk /
noun
- the mark ¨, in writing placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that it is to be pronounced separately rather than forming a diphthong with the first, as in some spellings of coöperate , naïve , etc
- this mark used for any other purpose, such as to indicate that a special pronunciation is appropriate to a particular vowel Compare umlaut
- a pause in a line of verse occurring when the end of a foot coincides with the end of a word
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Derived Forms
- diaeretic, adjective
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Other Words From
- di·ae·ret·ic [dahy-, uh, -, ret, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diaeresis1
C17: from Latin diarēsis , from Greek diairesis a division, from diairein , from dia- + hairein to take; compare heresy
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Example Sentences
The letter sometimes is printed without the diaeresis as ‘o’.
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This is also spelled "daimio" without diaeresis above the "i" elsewhere in the text.
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The ending of a word and foot together within the verse is called a diaeresis.
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With the removal of the hyphenation, these have been changed to use the diaeresis everywhere.
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With regard to modulation, too, the lines with diaeresis differ from those without it.
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