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proparoxytone.

Having the stress or accent on the antepenultimate syllable.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/pɹəʊpəˈɹɒksɪtəʊn/Received-Pronunciation/pɹoʊpəˈɹɑksɪtoʊn/General-American
  1. Having the stress or accent on the antepenultimate syllable.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προπᾰροξῠ́τονος (propăroxŭ́tonos).

noun/pɹəʊpəˈɹɒksɪtəʊn/Received-Pronunciation/pɹoʊpəˈɹɑksɪtoʊn/General-American
  1. A proparoxytone word.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προπᾰροξῠ́τονος (propăroxŭ́tonos).

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