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Definition diaeresis in British English

diaeresis noun

[countable] noun
/daɪˈerəsɪs/
1

the symbol ¨ put above a vowel to show that it is pronounced separately from another vowel, for example in the word 'naïve'

Synonyms and related words
accent acute cedilla
Definition diaeresis in British English