Proparoxytone Definition
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Etymology
Greek προπαροξύτονος, from προ- + παροξύτονος ‘paroxytone, penultimate’, from παρα- + οξυτονος ‘word with stress on final syllable’, from οξυς ‘sharp, acute’ + τονος ‘pitch, accent’.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /prəʊpəˈrɒksɪtəʊn/
Adjective
proparoxytone (not comparable)
- pertaining to a word in any language, originally in ancient Greek, with the stress (or an acute accent) on the antepenultimate syllable.
Noun
proparoxytone (plural proparoxytones)
- a proparoxytone word
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