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diaeresis

[ dahy-er-uh-sis ]

noun

, plural di·aer·e·ses [dahy-, er, -, uh, -seez].


diaeresis

/ daɪˈɛrɪsɪs; ˌdaɪəˈrɛtɪk /

noun

  1. 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
  2. this mark used for any other purpose, such as to indicate that a special pronunciation is appropriate to a particular vowel Compare umlaut
  3. a pause in a line of verse occurring when the end of a foot coincides with the end of a word
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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’.

This is also spelled "daimio" without diaeresis above the "i" elsewhere in the text.

The ending of a word and foot together within the verse is called a diaeresis.

With the removal of the hyphenation, these have been changed to use the diaeresis everywhere.

With regard to modulation, too, the lines with diaeresis differ from those without it.

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