For Diaeresis Or Dieresis (Dy-ehr-uh-sus) we have a term and definition in Poetry.

Diaeresis Or Dieresis (Dy-ehr-uh-sus) (Poetry)

The pronunciation of two adjacent vowels within a word as separate sounds rather than as a diphthong, as in coordinate; also, the mark indicating the separate pronunciation, as in naïve.
Sidelight: In classical prosody, the diaeresis was a break or pause in a line of verse occurring when the end of a foot coincides with the end of a word.
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