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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kar-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkær ɪt

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Définition of caret

Origin :
  • "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).
  • As in reference mark : noun typographical symbol
Example sentences :
  • The last is one of five stanzas, with music "set by Mr. Caret:"
  • Extract from : « All About Coffee » by William H. Ukers
  • The caret (^) is used to mark the omission of a letter or word or a number of words.
  • Extract from : « Plain English » by Marian Wharton
  • Caret, Murphy, and the other priests now returned to Tahiti.
  • Extract from : « The Life and Labours of the Rev. Samuel Marsden » by Samuel Marsden
  • There is much private history which will never come to light, caret quia vate sacro, because no Budgeteer comes across it.
  • Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) » by Augustus de Morgan
  • Transcriber's Note: The caret (^) has been used to mark subscript in the text version.
  • Extract from : « Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. » by Benson J. Lossing
  • Here is a little tale that has not “caret”-ed its “vates”; “sacer” is another point.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) » by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • The omitted part is generally written above, and the caret shows where it should be inserted.
  • Extract from : « Plain English » by Marian Wharton
  • The above examples illustrate the use of the caret with the omission of a letter, a word or phrase.
  • Extract from : « Plain English » by Marian Wharton
  • Caret periculo, qui etiam cum est tutus cavet—He is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety, is on his guard.
  • Extract from : « Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources » by James Wood
  • What right has a man with a pate that looks like a caret, to shplit my head into a hundred pieces?
  • Extract from : « The Little Clay Cart » by (Attributed To) King Shudraka

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