proparoxytone
[ proh-pa-rok-si-tohn ]
adjective
having an accent or heavy stress on the antepenultimate syllable.
noun
a proparoxytone word.
Origin of proparoxytone
1Other words from proparoxytone
- pro·par·ox·y·ton·ic [proh-pa-rok-si-ton-ik], /ˌproʊ pæˌrɒk sɪˈtɒn ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for proparoxytone
proparoxytone
/ (ˌprəʊpəˈrɒksɪˌtəʊn) /
adjective
(in Ancient Greek) of, relating to, or denoting words having an acute accent on the third syllable from the end
noun
a proparoxytone word
Origin of proparoxytone
1C18: from Greek proparoxutonos; see pro- ², paroxytone
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