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orthotone

orthotone adjective: retaining the accent independently; not enclitic; said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogatively, which are enclitic in other situations.

Adjective

orthotone (not comparable)

  1. (Greek) Retaining the accent independently; not enclitic; said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogatively, which are enclitic in other situations.
    • orthotone coordinators
    • orthotone word
    Synonyms:
    orthotonic

Noun

orthotone (plural orthotones)

  1. An orthotone form.

Synonyms of orthotone

Forms of orthotone

pluralorthotones

Origin of orthotone

From Ancient Greek ὀρθότονος (orthótonos, “with unmodified accent”). By surface analysis, ortho- + tone.

Words formed from orthotone

Questions about orthotone

What does orthotone mean?
Orthotone means retaining the accent independently; not enclitic; said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogatively, which are enclitic in other situations.
What part of speech is orthotone?
Orthotone can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near orthotone in the dictionary

  1. orthotomic
  2. orthotomic circle
  3. orthotomic circles
  4. orthotomous
  5. orthotomy
  6. orthotone
  7. orthotones
  8. orthotonesis
  9. orthotonic
  10. orthotonos
  11. orthotonus

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