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trema.

A diacritic consisting of two dots ( ¨ ) placed over a letter, used among other things to indicate umlaut or diaeresis.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹiː.mə//ˈtɹɛm.ə/
  1. A diacritic consisting of two dots ( ¨ ) placed over a letter, used among other things to indicate umlaut or diaeresis.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”), from τετραίνω (tetraínō, “perforate”), used for the dots on dice, via Dutch trema and French tréma.

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