diaeresis
Other words from diaeresis
- di·ae·ret·ic [dahy-uh-ret-ik], /ˌdaɪ əˈrɛt ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby diaeresis
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How to use diaeresis in a sentence
The letter sometimes is printed without the diaeresis as ‘o’.
This is also spelled "daimio" without diaeresis above the "i" elsewhere in the text.
In Eastern Seas | J. J. SmithThe ending of a word and foot together within the verse is called a diaeresis.
New Latin Grammar | Charles E. BennettWith the removal of the hyphenation, these have been changed to use the diaeresis everywhere.
With the Doughboy in France | Edward HungerfordWith regard to modulation, too, the lines with diaeresis differ from those without it.
A History of English Versification | Jakob Schipper
British Dictionary definitions for diaeresis
dieresis
/ (daɪˈɛrɪsɪs) /
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
Origin of diaeresis
1Derived forms of diaeresis
- diaeretic or dieretic (ˌdaɪəˈrɛtɪk), adjective
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