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proparoxytone

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pro⋅par⋅ox⋅y⋅tone

  [proh-pa-rok-si-tohn] Classical Greek Grammar
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–adjective
1. having an accent or heavy stress on the antepenultimate syllable.
–noun
2. a proparoxytone word.
Origin:
1755–65; < Gk proparoxýtonos. See pro- 2 , paroxytone

Related forms:
pro⋅par⋅ox⋅y⋅ton⋅ic  [proh-pa-rok-si-ton-ik] , adjective
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proparoxytone

noun
word having stress or acute accent on the antepenult 
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