umlaut

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"The computer thought the umlaut was the last letter in the alphabet and removed everyone else's names," he said.

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  1. noun A change in a vowel sound caused by partial assimilation especially to a vowel or semivowel occurring in the following syllable.
  2. noun A vowel sound changed in this manner. Also called vowel mutation.
  3. noun The diacritic mark (¨) placed over a vowel to indicate an umlaut, especially in German.
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  • Okay, so they're spelling it differently (the umlaut is a nice touch, I must admit) ... but still! —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • "The computer thought the umlaut was the last letter in the alphabet and removed everyone else's names," he said. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • [umlaut] "and" o [umlaut] "), eL like the nasal French" in, "i as in —  Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician
 

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  1. German : um-, around, alteration (from Middle High German umb-, from umbe, from Old High German umbi; see ambhi in Indo-European roots) + Laut, sound (from Middle High German lūt, from Old High German hlūt; see kleu- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. from German umlaut, modification of vowels, from um, around, about, also indicating change, alteration (see um-), + laut, sound: see loud.
  2. from umlaut, n.
 

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/ˈumlaʊt/
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