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caret definition

caret (kar′it, ker′-)

noun

a mark (‸) used in writing or in correcting proof, to show where something is to be inserted

Etymology: L, there is lacking, 3d pers. sing. of carere, to lack

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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