paroxytonic

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adjective

Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable

OriginAncient Greek παροξύτονος →
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Meanings

adjectiveparoxytonic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesOf or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαροξύτονος“with an acute accent on the next to last syllable”
  2. Englishparoxytonic

Ultimately from Ancient Greek παροξύτονος (paroxútonos, “with an acute accent on the next to last syllable”)

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APA

paroxytonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paroxytonic

MLA

“paroxytonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paroxytonic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paroxytonic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paroxytonic.

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