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caret

[ kar-it ]
/ ˈkær ɪt /
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noun

a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.

RELATED WORDS

bullet, dagger, ditto, reference, asterisk, punctuation

Nearby words

  1. carer,
  2. cares,
  3. caress,
  4. caressive,
  5. caressively,
  6. caretaker,
  7. carew,
  8. carew, thomas,
  9. careworn,
  10. carex

Origin of caret

1700–10; < Latin caret (there) is lacking or wanting, 3rd person singular present indicative of carēre to be without
Can be confusedcarat caret carrot karat
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British Dictionary definitions for caret

caret

/ (ˈkærɪt) /

noun

a symbol (‸) used to indicate the place in written or printed matter at which something is to be inserted

Word Origin for caret

C17: from Latin, literally: there is missing, from carēre to lack
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Word Origin and History for caret

caret

n.

"mark in writing to show where something is to be inserted," 1680s, from Latin caret "there is lacking," 3rd person singular indicative of carere "to lack" (see caste).

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