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diaeresis noun

  /daɪˈɛɹəsiz/ , /daɪˈɛɹəsɪs/ , /daɪˈɛɹɪsiːz/ , /daɪˈɛɹɪsɪs/ , /daɪˈɪəɹɪsiz/ , /daɪˈɪəɹɪsiːz/ , /daɪˈɪəɹɪsɪs/
  • (orthography) The diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable.
 dieresi, iato
  • (prosody) A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse.
 dieresi
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