PAROXYTONE


Meaning of PAROXYTONE in English

adj. & n. --adj. (esp. in ancient Greek) having an acute accent on the last syllable but one. --n. a word of this kind. [mod.L f. Gk paroxutonos (as PARA-(1), OXYTONE)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.