meaning of dieresis
1. Same as Diaeresis.
2. The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; -- the opposite of synaeresis.
3. 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, cooperate, aerial.
4. a diacritical mark two dots placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound
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