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DIÆRESIS

\dˌa͡ɪəɹˈiːsɪs], \dˌa‍ɪəɹˈiːsɪs], \d_ˌaɪ_ə_ɹ_ˈiː_s_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of DIÆRESIS

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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DIERESIS, d[=i]-[=e]r'e-sis, n. a mark (Â¨) placed over one of two vowels to show that each is to be pronounced separately, as aÃ«rial:--pl. DIÃ†R'ESES, DIER'ESES. [Gr.,--dia, apart, hairein, to take.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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