To bend or curve around something; to form an arc or curved path.
From Latin circumflectere (to bend around), combining circum- and flectere (to bend). Related to the word 'flex' meaning to bend.
The circumflex accent in languages like French and Spanish literally 'bends around' the vowel—it's a curved mark (^) that changes how you pronounce the letter beneath it.
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