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circumflex

1. cir.cum.flex \'s*r-k*m-.fleks\ aj [L circumflexus, pp. of circumflectere 
   to bend around, mark with a]circumflex, fr. circum- + flectere to bend 1a: 
   characterized by the pitch, quantity, or quality indicated by a circum flex 
   1b: marked with a circumflex  2: bending around {a ~ artery} 
2. circumflex n : a mark <circumflex>, , or  orig. used 
   in  Greek over long vowels to indicate a rising-falling tone and in other 
   languages to mark length, contraction, or a particular vowel quality