Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accent circumflex

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: ac-cen-t -cir-cum-flex
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A circumflex accent.

Example Sentences

"I felt, and am still convinced, that this approach is both more useful and more defensible than the approach that sees punctuation as a vacuous enterprise which must nevertheless be taught, learned and displayed, by rôte — with or without the accent circumflex."

Inflected Forms

accents circumflex (plural)

Questions

What does accent circumflex mean?: A circumflex accent.

How to pronounce accent circumflex

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