dieresis

/daɪˈɛrəsəs/
/daɪˈɛrəsɪs/
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Definitions of dieresis
  1. noun
    a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound
    synonyms: diaeresis, umlaut
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    type of:
    diacritic, diacritical mark
    a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
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