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proparoxytone

pro·pa·ro·xytone

UK/pɹəʊpəˈɹɒksɪtəʊn/ US/pɹoʊpəˈɹɑksɪtoʊn/ uncommon

noun

1.

word having stress or acute accent on the antepenult

Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προπᾰροξῠ́τονος (propăroxŭ́tonos).

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