circumflex

From Latin circumflexus (“bent about”), which is the past participle of circumflectere and a calque of Ancient Greek περισπώμενος (perispómenos, “drawn around”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɜːkəmˌflɛks/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɝkəmˌflɛks/

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circumflex (plural circumflexes)

1. (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

1. having a circumflex mark

   ê is e circumflex.

2. curving around

   The circumflex coronary artery

circumflex (third-person singular simple present circumflexes, present participle circumflexing, simple past and past participle circumflexed)

1. to mark or pronounce with a circumflex

   to circumflex a syllable

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