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Vocabulary Entry
umlaut
|noun
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N
noun
A diacritical mark (¨) placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate a specific pronunciation.
Example Sentences
"The word 'naïve' features an umlaut over the 'i'."
"In German, the umlaut changes the pronunciation of vowels."
"Many students struggle to pronounce words with an umlaut correctly."