Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
DIERESIS
dieresis, diaeresis
(noun) a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
dieresis (plural diereses)
Alternative form of diaeresis
Source: Wiktionary
Di*ær"e*sis, Di*er"e*sis, n.; pl. Diæreses or Diereses. Etym: [L. diaeresis, Gr. Heresy.]
1. (Gram.)
Definition: 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.
Di*er"e*sis, n. Etym: [NL.]
Definition: Same as Diæresis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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