Circumflex

Circumflex
Circumflex Cir"cum*flex, n. [L. circumflexus a bending round, fr. circumflectere, circumflexum, to bend or turn about; circum + flectere to bend. See {Flexible}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A wave of the voice embracing both a rise and fall or a fall and a rise on the same a syllable. --Walker. [1913 Webster]

2. A character, or accent, denoting in Greek a rise and of the voice on the same long syllable, marked thus [~ or ?]; and in Latin and some other languages, denoting a long and contracted syllable, marked [? or ^]. See {Accent}, n., 2. [1913 Webster]


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  • circumflex — ► NOUN ▪ a mark (^) placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate contraction, length, or another quality. ORIGIN Latin circumflexus, from circum around + flectere to bend …   English terms dictionary

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