dieresis
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ə noun, plural di·er·e·ses [-seez] .
[-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.
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diaeresis or dieresis (daɪˈɛrɪsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | Compare umlaut this mark used for any other purpose, such as to indicate that a special pronunciation is appropriate to a particular vowel |
| 3. | a pause in a line of verse occurring when the end of a foot coincides with the end of a word |
| [C17: from Latin diarēsis, from Greek diairesis a division, from diairein, from | |
| dieresis or dieresis (daɪˈɛrɪsɪs, -ˌsiːz) | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Latin diarēsis, from Greek diairesis a division, from diairein, from | |
| diaeretic or dieresis | |
| —adj | |
| dieretic or dieresis | |
| —adj | |
| dieresis (daɪˈɛrɪsɪs) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| a variant spelling of diaeresis | |
| dieretic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
dieresis
1611, from L.L. diæresis, from Gk. diairesis "division," from diairein "to divide, separate," from dia- "apart" + hairein "to take."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
dieresis di·er·e·sis (dī-ěr'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
See solution of continuity.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
dieresis
(from Greek diairein, "to divide"), the resolution of one syllable into two, especially by separating the vowel elements of a diphthong and, by extension, two adjacent vowels, as in the word cooperation; it is also the mark placed over a vowel to indicate that it is pronounced as a separate syllable. In classical prosody, diaeresis refers to the end of a word coinciding with the completion of the metrical foot, in contrast to caesura, which refers to a word ending within a metrical foot
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Example sentences
Ketone-induced dieresis occurs, accompanied by loss of magnesium, phosphorus and calcium.
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