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- [dahy-er-uh-sis]
- /daɪˈɛr ə sɪs/
- /daɪ.ˈe.rə.sɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dahy-er-uh-sis]
- /daɪˈɛr ə sɪs/
Definitions of dieresis word
- noun plural dieresis the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two. 1
- noun plural dieresis a sign (¨) placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate separate pronunciation, as in one spelling of the older forms naïve and coöperate: no longer widely used in English. 1
- noun plural dieresis Prosody. the division made in a line or verse by coincidence of the end of a foot and the end of a word. 1
- noun dieresis A mark (¨) placed over a vowel to indicate that it is sounded in a separate syllable, as in naïve, Brontë. 1
- noun dieresis umlaut: two dots over a vowel as pronunciation guide 1
- noun dieresis the separation of two consecutive vowels, esp. of a diphthong, into two syllables 0
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Origin of dieresis
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Latin diaeresis < Greek diaíresis literally, distinction, division, equivalent to diaire-, stem of diaireîn to divide (di- di-3 + haireîn to take) + -sis -sis
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Parts of speech for Dieresis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dieresis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
dieresis usage trend in Literature
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