DIAERESIS

Diaeresis

The diaeresis, trema or umlaut is a diacritic that consists of two dots placed over a letter, most commonly a vowel. When that letter is an i or a j, the diacritic replaces the tittle: ï.

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diaeresis

Noun

  1. A diacritic ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel letter (especially the second of two consecutive ones) indicating that it is sounded separately, usually forming a distinct syllable, as in the English words , and , the French and the Dutch .
  2. The separation of a vowel, often a diphthong, into two distinct syllables.
  3. A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot, in a line of verse.


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