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inverted carets

inverted carets is the plural of inverted caret.

Meaning of inverted caret

Noun

inverted caret (plural inverted carets)

  1. A caret (^) that has been inverted.
    • Learners employing the vowels must not use either the inverted caret v (a) or the dot, (e or i) except as vowels.1823, George Jackson, Two New and Efficient Systems of Stenography, page 28
  2. (informal) A háček.
    • Bohemian, as we call it, or Cesky, as they write it (with another inverted caret over the C).1896, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen’s Magazine, XXI, page 288

Questions about inverted carets

What is inverted carets the plural of?
Inverted carets is the plural of inverted caret.

Words near inverted carets in the dictionary

  1. invertebrates
  2. inverted
  3. inverted breve
  4. inverted breves
  5. inverted caret
  6. inverted carets
  7. inverted circumflex
  8. inverted circumflexes
  9. inverted comma
  10. inverted commas
  11. inverted exclamation mark

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