paroxytone

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
23
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/pəˈɹɒk.sɪˌtəʊn/

Definition of paroxytone

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.

noun

  1. A paroxytone word.

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῠ́τονος (păroxŭ́tonos, “paroxytone”).

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6-letter words

28 words

5-letter words

68 words

4-letter words

93 words

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