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8 Letter Words for Dieresis
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Definitions for Dieresis
[1] the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two.
[2] 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.
[3] Prosody . the division made in a line or verse by coincidence of the end of a foot and the end of a word.
[4] a variant spelling of diaeresis
Words nearby Dieresis
dienbienphu, diencephalon, diene, dientamoeba fragilis, dieppe, dieresis, dieretic, dies, dies committee, dies irae, dies non
Origin of Dieresis
1605–15; < 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 Dieresis
di·e·ret·ic [dahy-uh -ret -ik] /ˌdaɪ əˈrɛt ɪk/ , adjective