Diaeresis
noun di·aer·e·sis
Definition of diaeresis
plural
diaereses
\-ˌsēz\
- 1: a mark ¨ placed over a vowel to
indicate that the vowel is pronounced in a separate syllable (as in naïve or Brontë)
— compare umlaut
- 2: the break in a verse caused by
the coincidence of the end of a foot with the end of a word
Late Latin diaeresis, from
Greek diairesis,literally, division, from diairein to
divide, from dia- + hairein to take
First Known Use: circa 1611
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