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paroxytone

Syllabification: (par·ox·y·tone)
Pronunciation: /pəˈräksiˌtōn/

Definition of paroxytone

adjective

  • (especially in ancient Greek) having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable.

noun

  • a word with an paroxytone accent.

Origin:

mid 18th century: from modern Latin paroxytonus, from Greek paroxutonos, from para- 'alongside' + oxutonos 'sharp pitch'

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