What does diæresis mean?

diæresis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Countable; Uncountable

"Diæreſis is vvhen tvvo points ouer a vovvell diuide it from another vovvel, as bouë, queuë, read bou-e, queu-e, not bo-ue, que-ue."
"There are four manners of performing the Diæreſis: viz. by Cutting, Pricking, Tearing, Dravving, and Burning."
"The Diæresis is used to divide a diphthong into two syllables; as, Creätor."

diæreses (plural)

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