cir‧cum‧flex /ˈsɜːkəmfleks $ ˈsɜːr-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of circumflectere 'to bend around', from circum- (CIRCUM-) + flectere 'to bend']
a mark placed above a letter in various languages such as French, for example ô
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