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Etymology unknown; first known use is the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual of 1967, where it apparently referred to an inverted caret. Possibly derived from caret after its similar shape (^), and with -on either from macron or as an augmentative after reanalysis of -et as a diminutive.
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APA
caron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caron
MLA
“caron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caron. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caron.
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