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di·er·e·sis (di·aer·e·sis)
 dieresis (diaeresis)
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- pronunciation:
- daI
e
r
sihs
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| inflections: |
diereses, diaereses |
| definition: |
a diacritic mark, such as on this letter "o" (ö), placed over the second of two consecutive vowels to show that it is pronounced separately.
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| derivation: |
dieretic (adj.) |
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