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9 Letter Words for Diaeresis
8 Letter Words for Diaeresis
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Definitions for Diaeresis
[1] dieresis.
[2] the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two.
[3] a sign (¨) placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate separate pronunciation, as in one spelling of the older forms naïve and coöperate: no longer widely used in English.
[4] Prosody . the division made in a line or verse by coincidence of the end of a foot and the end of a word.
[5] the mark ¨, in writing placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that it is to be pronounced separately rather than forming a diphthong with the first, as in some spellings of coöperate , naïve , etc
[6] this mark used for any other purpose, such as to indicate that a special pronunciation is appropriate to a particular vowel Compare umlaut
[7] a pause in a line of verse occurring when the end of a foot coincides with the end of a word
[8] a variant spelling of diaeresis
Words nearby Diaeresis
diadic, diadochi, diadochokinesia, diadochy, diadromous, diaeresis, diag., diagenesis, diageotropic, diageotropism, diaghilev
Origin of Diaeresis
eresis1605–15; < Latin diaeresis < Greek diaíresis literally, distinction, division, equivalent to diaire-, stem of diaireîn to divide (di- di-3 + haireîn to take) + -sis -sis
Other words from Diaeresis
di·ae·ret·ic [dahy-uh -ret -ik] /ˌdaɪ əˈrɛt ɪk/ , adjective
di·e·ret·ic [dahy-uh -ret -ik] /ˌdaɪ əˈrɛt ɪk/ , adjective
Word origin for Diaeresis
C17: from Latin diarēsis , from Greek diairesis a division, from diairein , from dia- + hairein to take; compare heresy