Dictionary Entry
diaeresis
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/daɪˈɛɹɪsɪs/A diacritic ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel letter (especially the second of two consecutive ones) indicating that it is sounded separately, usually forming a distinct syllable, as in the English words naïve, Noël and Brontë, the French haïr and
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Common Phrases
. diaeresisdiaeresis bucolic
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