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caret
/ˈkæɹ.ɪt/
noun 6
Collocations
4ADJ.
longer, soft, used
VERB + CARET
hook, sound
CARET + NOUN
ek, h
ADV.
also, respectively
Definitions
noun
1
A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
2
An exponentiation symbol or operator ⟨＾⟩.
3
An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and usually called a cursor, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
4
A circumflex ⟨ ˆ ⟩.
5
A háček ⟨ ˇ ⟩.
[…] the more conventional semivocalic j and the caret (ˇ) respectively.
The caret (ˇ), háček, is used over the following consonants: c, d, n, t, r, s, and z to indicate the soft sound. The caret (ˇ) is also used over the vowel e (See Pronunciation II, b, p, v).
noun
1
A kind of turtle, the hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata).
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[…] the more conventional semivocalic j and the caret (ˇ) respectively.
Wiktionary02
The caret (ˇ), háček, is used over the following consonants: c, d, n, t, r, s, and z to indicate the soft sound. The caret (ˇ) is also used over the vowel e (See Pronunciation II, b, p, v).
Wiktionary03
In contemporary Czech, the “hook” or caret is no longer in use for lower-case t and d when the latter are palatal; instead, an apostrophe is used (t’, d’) This development is clearly connected with th
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