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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 di·aer·e·sis /daɪˈɛrəsəs, ||ˈɪr-/
 分音符號

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Di·ær·e·sis, Di·er·e·sis  n.; pl. Diæreses or Diereses
 1. Gram. The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; -- the opposite of synæresis.
 2. A mark consisting of two dots [¨], placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters; as, coöperate, aërial.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 diaeresis
      n : a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German
          to indicate a change in sound [syn: umlaut, dieresis]
      [also: diaerses (pl), diaereses (pl)]