- (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.
- (n.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; -- the opposite of synaeresis.
- (n.) Same as Diaeresis.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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