Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Dieresis

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Dieresis


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(1):

(n.) Same as Diaeresis.

(2):

(n.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; -- the opposite of synaeresis.

(3):

(n.) A mark consisting of two dots [/], placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters; as, cooperate, aerial.