Etymology

proparoxytone

pro·pa·rox·y·tone
P3R1O1P3A1R1O1X8Y4T1O1N1E1

Today it means: Having the stress or accent on the antepenultimate syllable. Full definition →

Ancient Greek προπᾰροξῠ́τονος
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromπροπᾰροξῠ́τονος
  2. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromπροπᾰροξῠ́τονος
  3. English todayproparoxytone

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προπᾰροξῠ́τονος (propăroxŭ́tonos).

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