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paroxytone

[ puh-rok-si-tohn ]

adjective

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

noun

  1. a paroxytone word.

paroxytone

/ ˌpærɒksɪˈtɒnɪk; pəˈrɒksɪˌtəʊn /

adjective

  1. (in the classical Greek language) of, relating to, or denoting words having an acute accent on the next to last syllable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a paroxytone word
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • paroxytonic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • par·ox·y·ton·ic [par-ok-si-, ton, -ik, p, uh, -rok-], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of paroxytone1

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

Origin of paroxytone1

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

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