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proparoxytonic

proparoxytonic adjective: of or relating to words whose stress falls on the antepenultimate (third to last) syllable.

Adjective

proparoxytonic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the antepenultimate (third to last) syllable
    Synonyms:
    proparoxytonous

Synonyms of proparoxytonic

Origin of proparoxytonic

From pro- + paroxytonic.

Questions about proparoxytonic

What does proparoxytonic mean?
Proparoxytonic means of or relating to words whose stress falls on the antepenultimate (third to last) syllable.
What part of speech is proparoxytonic?
Proparoxytonic is an adjective.

Words near proparoxytonic in the dictionary

  1. propargyls
  2. proparian
  3. proparians
  4. proparoxytone
  5. proparoxytones
  6. proparoxytonic
  7. proparoxytonous
  8. proparticipation
  9. propatagia
  10. propatagial
  11. propatagium

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