paroxytone
/pəˈrɒksɪtəʊn
/adjective
(Especially in ancient Greek) having an acute accent on the last syllable but one. Compare with oxytone.
noun
A word with a paroxytone accent.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from modern Latin paroxytonus, from Greek paroxutonos, from para- 'alongside' + oxutonos 'sharp pitch'.
- pulley box
- pulley case
- pulley check
- pulley cone
- pulley cord
- pulley drum
- pulley frame
- pulley-hauley
- pulleyhees
- pulleyless
- pulley mortise
- pulley piece
- pulley sheave
- pulley stile
- pulley wheel
- pull factor
- pull hitter
- pullicate
- pullikens
- pullikins
- pull in
- pulling bar
- pulling bone
- pulling guard
- pulling jack