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diaeresis
[ dahy-er-uh-sis ]
diaeresis
/ da瑟藞蓻r瑟s瑟s; 藢da瑟蓹藞r蓻t瑟k /
noun
- the mark 篓, 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 肠辞枚辫别谤补迟别 , 苍补茂惫别 , etc
- this mark used for any other purpose, such as to indicate that a special pronunciation is appropriate to a particular vowel Compare umlaut
- a pause in a line of verse occurring when the end of a foot coincides with the end of a word
Derived Forms
- diaeretic, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 诲颈路补别路谤别迟路颈肠 [dahy-, uh, -, ret, -ik], adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of diaeresis1
Example Sentences
A memorial to the Bront毛 sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne has had diaereses added above the letter "e" of the authors' surname, 85 years after it was unveiled.
She understands that 鈥淭he New Yorker鈥檚 identity is partly defined by its deliberately conservative diaeresis on words like 鈥槼Υ敲侗璞鸢钩俦.鈥
If you find these difficult to read, The New Yorker has a solution: next year, consider the diaeresis.
I could jettison the diaeresis, impose my own logic on the hyphen, and defy Webster鈥檚 by, say, making two words out of 鈥渉ardworking.鈥
I wouldn鈥檛 wish an episode of diaeresis on anyone, but you asked for it.
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