English Explanatory Dictionary

paroxytone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
noun
  1. A paroxytone word.

Pronunciation

/pəˈɹɒk.sɪˌtəʊn/

Word forms

paroxytone paroxytones

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῠ́τονος (păroxŭ́tonos, “paroxytone”).

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