caret
/ˈkæɹ.ɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.91 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
noun
An exponentiation symbol or operator ⟨＾⟩.
noun
An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and usually called a cursor, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
noun
A circumflex ⟨ ˆ ⟩.
noun
A háček ⟨ ˇ ⟩.
Example Sentences
- "[…] the more conventional semivocalic j and the caret (ˇ) respectively."
- "The caret (ˇ), háček, is used over the following consonants: c, d, n, t, r, s, and z to indicate the soft sound. The caret (ˇ) is also used over the vowel e (See Pronunciation II, b, p, v)."
- "In contemporary Czech, the “hook” or caret is no longer in use for lower-case t and d when the latter are palatal; instead, an apostrophe is used (t’, d’) This development is clearly connected with the practical difficulty encountered in printing a caret over letter stems that are too thin."
Etymology
From the Latin caret (“it lacks”), the third-person singular present active indicative form of careō (“to lack”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: caret
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkæɹ.ɪt/
- British English: /ˈkæɹ.ɪt/