paroxytone

[ puh-rok-si-tohn ]

/ pəˈrɒk sɪˌtoʊn /

Classical Greek Grammar

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adjective

having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.

noun

a paroxytone word.

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Origin of paroxytone

1755–65; <New Latin paroxytonus<Greek paroxýtonos.See par-, oxytone

OTHER WORDS FROM paroxytone

par·ox·y·ton·ic

[par-ok-si-ton-ik, puh-rok-], /ˌpær ɒk sɪˈtɒn ɪk, pəˌrɒk-/, adjective

Words nearby paroxytone

Parousia, paroxetine, paroxysm, paroxysmal, paroxysmal tachycardia, paroxytone, parpen, parpend, parquet, parquet circle, parquetry

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British Dictionary definitions for paroxytone

paroxytone

/ (pəˈrɒksɪˌtəʊn) /

adjective

(in the classical Greek language) of, relating to, or denoting words having an acute accent on the next to last syllable

noun

a paroxytone word

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Derived forms of paroxytone

paroxytonic (ˌpærɒksɪˈtɒnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for paroxytone

C18: via New Latin from Greek paroxutonos, from para- 1 (beside) + -oxutonos oxytone

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