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Noun: dieresis (diereses)  dI'e-ri-sis
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: diaeresis)
  1. A diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel
    "The dieresis in 'naïve' indicates that the 'i' is pronounced separately from the 'a'";
    - diaeresis

Derived forms: diereses

Type of: diacritic, diacritical mark

Encyclopedia: Dieresis