Definition: (noun) A mark ( ¨ ) placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that they are to be pronounced as separate sounds rather than a diphthong, as in naïve.
Synonyms: umlaut.
Usage: The presence of a dieresis might indicate that a word originated in a foreign language.
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