DIERESIS
\di͡əɹˈiːsɪs], \diəɹˈiːsɪs], \d_iə_ɹ_ˈiː_s_ɪ_s]\
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The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; - the opposite of synaeresis.
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A mark consisting of two dots [], placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters; as, cooperate, aerial.
By Oddity Software
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The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; - the opposite of synaeresis.
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A mark consisting of two dots [], placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters; as, cooperate, aerial.
By Noah Webster.
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