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proparoxytone

pro·par·ox·y·tone
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [proh-pa-rok-si-tohn]
    • /ˌproʊ pæˈrɒk sɪˌtoʊn/
    • /prəpˈarəksˌɪtəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-pa-rok-si-tohn]
    • /ˌproʊ pæˈrɒk sɪˌtoʊn/

Definitions of proparoxytone word

  • adjective proparoxytone having an accent or heavy stress on the antepenultimate syllable. 1
  • noun proparoxytone a proparoxytone word. 1
  • adjective proparoxytone (in Ancient Greek) of, relating to, or denoting words having an acute accent on the third syllable from the end 0
  • noun proparoxytone a proparoxytone word 0
  • adjective proparoxytone having an acute accent on the antepenult, as in classical Greek 0
See all 5 definitions of proparoxytone

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Origin of proparoxytone

First appearance:

before 1755
One of the 47% newest English words
From the Greek word proparoxýtonos, dating back to 1755-65. See pro-2, paroxytone

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Parts of speech for Proparoxytone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Proparoxytone

proparoxytone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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