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circumflex
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
circumflex
(noun)
circumflex
/
ˈ
sɚkəmˌflɛks/
noun
plural
circumflexes
circumflex
/
ˈ
sɚkəmˌflɛks/
noun
plural
circumflexes
Britannica Dictionary definition of CIRCUMFLEX
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a mark ˆ used in some languages (such as French) to show how a vowel should be pronounced
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