Paroxytone Definition
pă-rŏksĭ-tōn
adjective
In Greek grammar, having an acute accent on the next to last syllable.
Webster's New World
noun
A paroxytone word.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Paroxytone
Noun
Singular:
paroxytone
Plural:
paroxytonesOrigin of Paroxytone
From Ancient Greek παροξύτονος (paroksutonos, “paroxytone"), from παρά (para, “beyond, next to") + ὀξύτονος (oksutonos, “oxytone"), from ὀξύς (oksus, “sharp, acute") + τόνος (tonos, “pitch, accent").
From Wiktionary
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Greek paroxutonos para- beside para–1 oxutonos oxytone oxytone
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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