Meanings
adjectiveproperispomenon (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesIn Greek grammar, having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable.
- not comparablerareA linguistic unit marked by a particular accentual or tonal pattern in which prominence falls just before the final syllable.
nounproperispomenon (plural properispomenons or properispomena)
plural properispomenons · plural properispomena
- human sciencesA word having such an accent.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekπροπερισπώμενον
- Ancient Greekπροπερισπώμενον
- Englishproperispomenon
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προπερισπώμενον (properispṓmenon).
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Finnish properispomenon
- properispomenonhaving a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable
French propérispomène
- propérispomènehaving a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable
Italian properispomeno, properispomena
- properispomenohaving a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable
- properispomenaa word having a properispomenon accent
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APA
properispomenon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/properispomenon
MLA
“properispomenon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/properispomenon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “properispomenon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/properispomenon.
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