About The Word Paroxytone

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Paroxytone

Paroxytone Meaning & Definition
Paroxytone Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Paroxytone?

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

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Paroxytone In Webster's Dictionary

\Par*ox"y*tone\, n. [Gr. ?, a. See {Para-}, and {Oxytone}.] (Gr. Gram.) A word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable.

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