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The circumflex accent (in French: l'accent circonflexe) is the accent shaped like a little roof, that you find for instance in 'forêt'. It often replaces a "s" that has been dropped from the word: forêt was formerly written forest, hôpital was written hospital, and so on.

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In French, a circumflex accent (^) is a diacritic mark used over certain vowels to indicate a historical presence of an "s" that used to follow the vowel. It can sometimes also indicate a change in pronunciation or differentiate between homophones. For example, "pâte" (paste/dough) versus "patte" (paw/leg).

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