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paroxytone

American

[puh-rok-si-tohn] / pəˈrɒk sɪˌtoʊn /

adjective

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

noun

a paroxytone word.

paroxytone British

/ ˌpærɒksɪˈtɒnɪk, pəˈrɒksɪˌtəʊn /

adjective

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

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noun

a paroxytone word

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Other Word Forms

paroxytonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of paroxytone

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

Example Sentences

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Paroxytone, par-ok′si-tōn, adj. having the acute accent on the last syllable but one.—n. a word with an acute accent on the second last syllable.—v.t. to accent a word in this way.

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