noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
2. 2
   A kind of turtle, the hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata). archaic
3. 3
   a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text wordnet
4. 4
   An exponentiation symbol or operator ⟨＾⟩.
5. 5
   An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and usually called a cursor, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.

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6. 6
   A circumflex ⟨ ˆ ⟩. nonstandard
7. 7
   A háček ⟨ ˇ ⟩. nonstandard

   "[…] the more conventional semivocalic j and the caret (ˇ) respectively."

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arrowcircumflexcursorháčekháček

Example

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"[…] the more conventional semivocalic j and the caret (ˇ) respectively."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the Latin caret (“it lacks”), the third-person singular present active indicative form of careō (“I lack”).

Etymology 2

From French caret.

Related phrases

caret notationeretmochelys imbricata

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