Définitions
1.NounA separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.
2.NounA separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.
3.NounAn occurrence of separate vowel sounds in adjacent syllables without an intervening consonant; a hiatus.
4.NounThe diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable.
5.NounA division, a separation.
6.NounA natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse.
7.NounAn act of separating body parts or tissues which are normally together.