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orthotonesis

orthotonesis noun: the accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic.

Noun

orthotonesis

  1. The accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic.

Antonyms of orthotonesis

Origin of orthotonesis

From orthotone + -esis. Compare barytonesis.

Questions about orthotonesis

What does orthotonesis mean?
Orthotonesis means the accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic.
What part of speech is orthotonesis?
Orthotonesis is a noun.

Words near orthotonesis in the dictionary

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

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