- a variation of dieresis.
diaeresis
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noun
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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
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this mark used for any other purpose, such as to indicate that a special pronunciation is appropriate to a particular vowel Compare umlaut
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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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Origin of diaeresis
C17: from Latin diarēsis , from Greek diairesis a division, from diairein , from dia- + hairein to take; compare heresy
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She understands that “The New Yorker’s identity is partly defined by its deliberately conservative diaeresis on words like ‘coöperate.’
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 15, 2019
If you find these difficult to read, The New Yorker has a solution: next year, consider the diaeresis.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 2, 2019
I could jettison the diaeresis, impose my own logic on the hyphen, and defy Webster’s by, say, making two words out of “hardworking.”
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 25, 2016
The diaeresis is transcribed by a following hyphen.
From Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective by Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing)
I retained the format of the name "Gäeta" as originally printed, even though the rules for placing a diaeresis imply that it should be "Gaëta."
From Poems by MacCarthy, Denis Florence
A memorial to the Brontë sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne has had diaereses added above the letter "e" of the authors' surname, 85 years after it was unveiled.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024
Ms Wright, who went to Poets' Corner for a research trip, said the missing diaereses "really troubled" her as the names of the Brontë sisters were spelled incorrectly.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024
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