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paroxytone

pa·ro·xy·tone

UK/pəˈɹɒk.sɪˌtəʊn/ uncommon

noun

1.

word having stress or acute accent on the next to last syllable

Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῠ́τονος (păroxŭ́tonos, “paroxytone”).

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