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单词 paroxytone
释义

paroxytone

[ puh-rok-si-tohn ]
/ pəˈrɒk sɪˌtoʊn /
Classical Greek Grammar

adjective

having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.

noun

a paroxytone word.

Origin of paroxytone

1755–65; <New Latin paroxytonus<Greek paroxýtonos.See par-, oxytone

OTHER WORDS FROM paroxytone

par·ox·y·ton·ic [par-ok-si-ton-ik, puh-rok-], /ˌpær ɒk sɪˈtɒn ɪk, pəˌrɒk-/, adjective

Words nearby paroxytone

paroxysm, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, paroxysmal tachycardia, paroxysmal trepidant abasia, paroxytone, parpen, parpend, parquet, parquet circle, parquetry
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British Dictionary definitions for paroxytone

paroxytone
/ (pəˈrɒksɪˌtəʊn) /

adjective

(in the classical Greek language) of, relating to, or denoting words having an acute accent on the next to last syllable

noun

a paroxytone word
Compare oxytone

Derived forms of paroxytone

paroxytonic (ˌpærɒksɪˈtɒnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for paroxytone

C18: via New Latin from Greek paroxutonos, from para- 1 (beside) + -oxutonos oxytone
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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