Meaning Of The Word Diaeresis

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Diaeresis Meaning

Diaeresis Definition
Diaeresis Definition

What's The Definition Of Diaeresis?

diaeresis in American English
dieresis
noun

diaeresis in British English
noun: the mark ¨, in writing placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that it is to be pronounced separately rather than forming a diphthong with the first, as in some spellings of coöperate, naïve, etc

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