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Dieresis

{

Di-ær′e-sis

,

Di-er′e-sis

}
(?; 277)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Diæreses
or
Diereses
(#)
.
[L.
diaeresis
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to divide;
διά
through, asunder + [GREEK] to take. See
Heresy
.]
1.
(Gram.)
The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; – the opposite of
synæresis
.
2.
A mark consisting of two dots [¨], placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters;
as,
coöperate
,
aërial
.

Di-er′e-sis

,
Noun.
[NL.]
Same as
Diæresis
.

Definition 2024


diéresis

diéresis

See also: dieresis and dièresis

Spanish

Noun

diéresis f (plural diéresis)

  1. dieresis