dieresis

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A form of diaeresis — A separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.

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Meanings

noundieresis (countable and uncountable, plural diereses)

plural diereses

  1. USalternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of diaeresis.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel

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diaeresis
Broader
diacritical markdiacritic
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

dieresis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dieresis

MLA

“dieresis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dieresis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dieresis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dieresis.

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