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trema

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɹiː.mə/
  • /ˈtɹɛm.ə/
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  • rhymes with -ɛmə
  • rhymes with -iːmə

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: diaeresis

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Trema

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus

History

Etymology

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