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diaereses

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di⋅aer⋅e⋅sis

  [dahy-er-uh-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] .
dieresis.
Related forms:
di⋅ae⋅ret⋅ic  [dahy-uh-ret-ik] , adjective

di⋅er⋅e⋅sis

  [dahy-er-uh-sis]
–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] .
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.
Also, diaeresis.

Origin:
1605–15; < L diaeresis < Gk diaíresis lit., distinction, division, equiv. to diaire-, s. of diaireîn to divide (di- di- 3 + haireîn to take) + -sis -sis

Related forms:
di⋅e⋅ret⋅ic  [dahy-uh-ret-ik] , adjective
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di·er·e·sis or di·aer·e·sis   (dī-ěr'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.   pl. di·er·e·ses or di·aer·e·ses (-sēz')

  1. Linguistics

    1. A mark ( ¨ ) placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that they are to be pronounced as separate sounds rather than a diphthong, as in naïve.

    2. A mark ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel, such as the final vowel in Brontë, to indicate that the vowel is not silent.

  2. Poetry A break or pause in a line of verse that occurs when the end of a word and the end of a metrical foot coincide.


[Late Latin diaeresis, from Greek diairesis, from diairein, to divide : dia-, apart; see dia- + hairein, to take.]
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dieresis di·er·e·sis (dī-ěr'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
See solution of continuity.

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