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单词 paroxytone
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Definition of paroxytone in English:

paroxytone

adjective pəˈrɒksɪtəʊnpəˈrɑksəˌtoʊn
  • (especially in ancient Greek) having an acute accent on the last syllable but one.

    Compare with oxytone
noun pəˈrɒksɪtəʊnpəˈrɑksəˌtoʊn
  • A word with a paroxytone accent.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from modern Latin paroxytonus, from Greek paroxutonos, from para- 'alongside' + oxutonos 'sharp pitch'.

 
 

Definition of paroxytone in US English:

paroxytone

adjectivepəˈräksəˌtōnpəˈrɑksəˌtoʊn
  • (especially in ancient Greek) having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable.

nounpəˈräksəˌtōnpəˈrɑksəˌtoʊn
  • A word with a paroxytone accent.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from modern Latin paroxytonus, from Greek paroxutonos, from para- ‘alongside’ + oxutonos ‘sharp pitch’.

 
 
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