French Meaning of dieresis

tréma

Other French words related to tréma

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Definitions and Meaning of dieresis in English

Wordnet

dieresis (n)

a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel

Webster

dieresis (n.)

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

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.

Same as Diaeresis.

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tréma

a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowelThe separation or resolution of one syllab

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diereses => Tréma, diencephalon => diencéphale, dien bien phu => Diên Biên Phủ, diemaker => mouleur, dielytra => Dicentra,