Definition of Diaerisis
{ Di*ær"e*sis, Di*er"e*sis } (?; 277),
n.; pl. Diæreses 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
synæresis.
2. A mark consisting of two dots [¨aut;],
placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they
are to be pronounced as distinct letters; as, coöperate,
aërial.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (orthography): A diacritic ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel to show that it is to be pronounced separately from an adjacent vowel (as in coördinate, an older spelling of coordinate, and Zoë.
diaeresis- An alternative spelling of diaeresis / dieresis.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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