Associations to the word «Circumflex»

Wiktionary

CIRCUMFLEX, noun. (orthography) a diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in certain languages to change its pronunciation; also used in combination with certain consonants in Esperanto to create additional letters
CIRCUMFLEX, adjective. Having a circumflex mark
CIRCUMFLEX, adjective. Curving around
CIRCUMFLEX, verb. To mark or pronounce with a circumflex
CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT, noun. A circumflex.
CIRCUMFLEX ACCENTS, noun. Plural of circumflex accent

Dictionary definition

CIRCUMFLEX, noun. A diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality.

Wise words

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