circumflex

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Synonyms: circumfer, circumflect, circumfix

Antonyms: circumfer, circumflect, circumfix

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q11175}}A [[diacritical mark]] ({{l|mul|ˆ}}) placed over a [[vowel]] in the [[orthography]] or [[transliteration]] of many [[language]]s to change its [[pronunciation]]; while in some other languages over a [[consonant]].

Adjective

1. Having a [[#Noun|circumflex]] mark.
2. [[curve|Curving]] around.

Verb

1. To mark or pronounce with a [[#Noun|circumflex]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[arch]].

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