Meanings
nouncircumflex accent (plural circumflex accents)
plural circumflex accents
- Synonym of circumflex.
Synonyms: circumflex
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of circumflex.
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Origin
- Latinaccentus circumflexus
- Englishcircumflex accent
From circumflex + accent or calque of Latin accentus circumflexus.
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circumflex accent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumflex%20accent
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“circumflex accent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumflex%20accent. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumflex accent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumflex%20accent.
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