Dieresis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural di·er·e·ses [dahy-er-uh-seez]. /daɪˈɛr əˌsiz/.
  1. the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two.
  2. a diacritic (¨) placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate separate pronunciation, as in one spelling of the older forms naïve and coöperate: no longer widely used in English.
  3. the division made in a line or verse by coincidence of the end of a foot and the end of a word.
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
  1. a variant spelling of diaeresis
Dieresis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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