Diaeresis

"Diaeresis" in French

diérèse

(separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables)

diérèse

(diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately)

diérèse

(natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse)

tréma

(diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately)

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