Sentence example with the word 'circumflex'

circumflex

Definition n. a diacritical mark

Last update: May 20, 2016


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Of the simple tones there are five - the even, the circumflex, the descending, the grave and the high - any one of which when applied to a word may give it a quite distinct meaning.   [noun]

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Such sounds are designated by the circumflex, thus, (v) or thus, (^).   [noun]

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--The circumflex is used to express irony, sarcasm, hypothesis, or contrast.   [Please select]

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The circumflex is a union of the rising and falling inflections.   [Please select]

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The circumflex is used chiefly to indicate the emphasis of irony, of contrast, or of hypothesis.   [Please select]

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A Circumflex Accent (^) above the vowel o denotes the sound of o in bôrn.   [Please select]

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The circumflex is mainly employed in the language of irony, and in expressing ideas implying some condition, either expressed or understood.   [Please select]

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