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caron en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈkæɹən/

Etymology

Etymology unknown; first known use is the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual of 1967, where it apparently referred to an inverted caret. Possibly derived from caret after its similar shape (^), and with -on either from macron or as an augmentative after reanalysis of -et as a diminutive.

Meanings

  1. háček

Forms

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