"inverted caret" meaning in All languages combined

See inverted caret on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: inverted carets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} inverted caret (plural inverted carets)
  1. A caret (^) that has been inverted.
    Sense id: en-inverted_caret-en-noun-ovTZPfUY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Diacritical marks, Symbols Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Diacritical marks: 94 6 Disambiguation of Symbols: 71 29
  2. (now only informally) A háček. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-inverted_caret-en-noun-tWIvn4P5

Inflected forms

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