Etymology

caret

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Today it means: A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point. Full definition →

Latin caret
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caret · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcaret“it lacks”
  2. English todaycaret

From the Latin caret (“it lacks”), the third-person singular present active indicative form of careō (“to lack”).

caret · noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromcaret
  2. French · borrowed fromcaret
  3. English todaycaret

Borrowed from French caret.

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