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Noun: umlaut  'ûm`lawt
  1. A diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound
    - dieresis [N. Amer], diaeresis

Derived forms: umlauts

Type of: diacritic, diacritical mark

Encyclopedia: Umlaut