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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Diaeresis \Di*[ae]r"e*sis\, Dieresis \Di*er"e*sis\ (?; 277), n.; pl {Di[ae]reses} or {Diereses}. [L. diaeresis, Gr ?, fr ? to divide; dia` through asunder + ? to take See {Heresy}.] 1. (Gram.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into two -- the opposite of syn[ae]resis. 2. A mark consisting of two dots [[umlaut]], placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters; as co["o]perate, a["e]rial. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: diaeresis n : a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound [syn: {umlaut}, {dieresis}]
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