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paroxytone
[ puh-rok-si-tohn ]
adjective
- having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
noun
- a paroxytone word.
paroxytone
/ 藢p忙r蓲ks瑟藞t蓲n瑟k; p蓹藞r蓲ks瑟藢t蓹蕣n /
adjective
- (in the classical Greek language) of, relating to, or denoting words having an acute accent on the next to last syllable
noun
- a paroxytone word
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Derived Forms
- paroxytonic, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辫补谤路辞虫路测路迟辞苍路颈肠 [par-ok-si-, ton, -ik, p, uh, -rok-], adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of paroxytone1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of paroxytone1
C18: via New Latin from Greek paroxutonos, from para- 1(beside) + -oxutonos oxytone
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Paroxytone, par-ok鈥瞫i-t艒n, adj. having the acute accent on the last syllable but one.鈥攏. a word with an acute accent on the second last syllable.鈥攙.t. to accent a word in this way.
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