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plural circumflexes
A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant. examples
Having a circumflex mark. examples
Curving around. examples
third-person singular simple present circumflexes, present participle circumflexing, simple past and past participle circumflexed
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex. quotations examples
those words […] circumflexed on the last syllabe
1791, John Walker, Critical Pronouncing Dictionary