Proparoxytone Definition
prōparäksətōn
adjective
Having an acute accent on the antepenult, as in classical Greek.
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noun
A proparoxytone word.
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Noun
Singular:
proparoxytone
Plural:
proparoxytonesOrigin of Proparoxytone
Greek προπαροξύτονος, from προ- + παροξύτονος "˜paroxytone, penultimate', from παρα- + οξυτονος "˜word with stress on final syllable', from οξυς "˜sharp, acute' + τονος "˜pitch, accent'.
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