Meaning & use
circumflex
A diacritical mark, shaped like a small peak (^), placed over a letter in certain languages.
See it in a sentence
The circumflex over the o in hotel signals a historical missing letter in French spelling.
Students learning French must memorize which vowels commonly take a circumflex.
A note on using this word
The circumflex often marks a vowel that was historically followed by a letter, like s, that has since been dropped from spelling.
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