circum'flexion
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circumflex (ˈsɜːkəmˌflɛks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a mark (^) placed over a vowel to show that it is pronounced with rising and falling pitch, as in ancient Greek, as a long vowel rather than a short one, as in French, or with some other different quality |
| —adj | |
| 2. | (of certain nerves, arteries, or veins) bending or curving around |
| [C16: from Latin circumflexus, from circumflectere to bend around, from | |
| circum'flexion | |
| —n | |
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