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UMLAUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does umlaut mean?
• UMLAUT (noun)
The noun UMLAUT has 1 sense:
1. a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate a change in sound in some languages
Familiarity information: UMLAUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate a change in sound in some languages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("umlaut" is a kind of...):
diacritic; diacritical mark (a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation)
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