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Meaning of DIERESIS

Pronunciation:  dI'erisis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound
 
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 Synonyms: diaeresis, umlaut
 
 See Also: diacritic, diacritical mark

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Di*er"e*sis\, n. [NL.]
Same as {Di[ae]resis}.
 

 

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