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preproparoxytone

Syllables: pre·pro·pa·rox·y·toneUK/̩pɹeɪpɹəʊpəˈɹɒksɪtəʊn/US/̩pripɹoʊpəˈɹɑksɪtoʊn/

preproparoxytone adjective: having the stress or accent on the preantepenultimate syllable.

Adjective

preproparoxytone (not comparable)

  1. Having the stress or accent on the preantepenultimate syllable.

Noun

preproparoxytone (plural preproparoxytones)

  1. A preproparoxytone word.

Forms of preproparoxytone

pluralpreproparoxytones

Origin of preproparoxytone

From pre- + proparoxytone.

Questions about preproparoxytone

What does preproparoxytone mean?
Preproparoxytone means having the stress or accent on the preantepenultimate syllable.
What part of speech is preproparoxytone?
Preproparoxytone can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce preproparoxytone?
Preproparoxytone is pronounced /̩pɹeɪpɹəʊpəˈɹɒksɪtəʊn/ (UK).

Words near preproparoxytone in the dictionary

  1. prepronociceptin
  2. prepronominal
  3. preproopiomelanocortin
  4. preproopiomelanocortins
  5. preproorexin
  6. preproparoxytone
  7. preproparoxytones
  8. prepropeptide
  9. prepropeptides
  10. preproperate
  11. preproperated

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