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diaeresis (3 synonym found)
Diaeresis has 3 synonyms. The top synonyms for diaeresis are umlaut, trochee, trema. Browse the full list below.
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What is a synonym for diaeresis?
A common synonym for diaeresis is umlaut. Other synonyms include trochee, trema.
How many synonyms does diaeresis have?
Diaeresis has 3 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.
What does diaeresis mean?
(n): a diacritic ( ?
Definition of diaeresis:
(n) :
a diacritic ( ? ) placed over the second of two consecutive vowels to indicate that the second vowel is to be pronounced separately from the preceding vowel (as in the girls' given name of Zo?). It does not indicate a diphthong, but rather that each vowel has its full quality, within the sound-context. Now an uncommon practice in English, but still used in some other languages (e.g. French: , Dutch: )
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Definition of diaeresis:
(n) :
a diacritic ( ? ) placed over the second of two consecutive vowels to indicate that the second vowel is to be pronounced separately from the preceding vowel (as in the girls' given name of Zo?). It does not indicate a diphthong, but rather that each vowel has its full quality, within the sound-context. Now an uncommon practice in English, but still used in some other languages (e.g. French: , Dutch: )
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