dieresis
or di·aer·e·sis
Linguistics, Phonetics. the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two.
Phonetics, Orthography. a diacritic (¨) placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate separate pronunciation, as in one spelling of the older forms naïve and coöperate: no longer widely used in English.
Prosody. the division made in a line or verse by coincidence of the end of a foot and the end of a word.
Origin of dieresis
1Other words from dieresis
- di·e·ret·ic [dahy-uh-ret-ik], /ˌdaɪ əˈrɛt ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby dieresis
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How to use dieresis in a sentence
dieresis is unpredictable in both editions; forms such as Phaeton, Ocyrrhe and Dane are common, and have been silently corrected.
The Metamorphoses of Ovid | Publius Ovidius NasoSince the ligatures and are used consistently, dieresis can be assumed even when not explicitly indicated.
The Metamorphoses of Ovid | Publius Ovidius NasoSince the ligatures and are used consistently, dieresis in oe and ae can be assumed even when not explicitly indicated.
The Metamorphoses of Ovid | Publius Ovidius Nasodieresis is unpredictable; forms such as Alcathe and Pirithus are common, and have been silently corrected.
The Metamorphoses of Ovid | Publius Ovidius Naso
British Dictionary definitions for dieresis
/ (daɪˈɛrɪsɪs) /
Derived forms of dieresis
- dieretic (ˌdaɪəˈrɛtɪk), adjective
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