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circumflexion, -flection|sɜːkəmˈflɛkʃən|
[ad. L. circumflexiōn-em bending round.]
1. Bending round; circuitous course.
1555Eden Decades W. Ind. iii. x. (Arb.) 184 The circumflection or course of the water reboundynge in compasse. 1656Blount Glossogr., Circumflexion, a bowing or bending round about. 1773Batchelor II. 45 Such sudden stops, and circumflections. [In Worcester; and in mod. Dicts.]
2. Marking or accenting with a circumflex.
1815Month. Mag. XXXIX. 303 The definition of circumflexion..is not very consistent with his explanation of the two simple accents. |