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proparoxytone definition

pro·par·oxy·tone (prō′par äk′sə tōn′)

adjective

having an acute accent on the antepenult, as in classical Greek

Etymology: Gr proparoxytonos: see pro-, para-, oxytone

noun

a proparoxytone word

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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