See Also: whichever(dictionary)
whichever(dictionary)

diaeresis (iou) and whichever (iou)


diaeresis (iou)



diaeresis noun. . L16.
[Latin from Greek diairesis noun of action from diairein take apart, divide, formed as DIA-1 + hairein take.]
1. The division of one syllable into two, esp. by the resolution of a diphthong into two simple vowels. L16.
2. The sign placed over a vowel to indicate that it is pronounced separately, as in Bront?, na?ve. E17.
3. Prosody. A break in a line where the end of a foot coincides with the end of a word. M19.
diaeretic adjective (now rare) of or pertaining to diaeresis M17.

whichever (iou)



whichever adjective & pronoun. ME.
[from WHICH adjective, pronoun + EVER adverb.]
Any or either of a definite (stated or implied) set of people or things that. Formerly also of an indefinite set. ME.
M. Roberts They shout for her from whichever room they happen to be in. Today 75 per cent on a small packet or 1..a gross, whichever is the greater.
No matter which. L17.
Swift Both Sides hang out their Trophies too, which ever comes by the worst. W. Besant In Politics you are used...You get nothing, whichever side is in.