PAROXYTONE


Meaning of PAROXYTONE in English

— paroxytonic /par'ok si ton"ik, peuh rok'-/ , adj.

/peuh rok"si tohn'/ , Class. Gk. Gram.

adj.

1. having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.

n.

2. a paroxytone word.

[ 1755-65; paroxytonus paroxýtonos. See PAR-, OXYTONE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .