What does dieresis mean?

n. A punctuation mark (¨) placed over a vowel to indicate that it is pronounced separately from a preceding vowel, as in the word 'naïve'.

dieresis

🇺🇸 /daɪˈerəsɪs/ 🇬🇧 /daɪˈerəsɪs/

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noun

A punctuation mark (¨) placed over a vowel to indicate that it is pronounced separately from a preceding vowel, as in the word 'naïve'.

The word 'coöperate' contains a diaeresis to show that the 'o' is pronounced separately from the 'oe'.

A punctuation mark (¨) placed over a vowel to indicate that it is pronounced separately from a preceding vowel, as in the word 'naïve'.

Plural diereses