PROPAROXYTONE


Meaning of PROPAROXYTONE in English

— proparoxytonic /proh'pa rok'si ton"ik/ , adj.

/proh'pa rok"si tohn'/ , Class. Gk. Gram.

adj.

1. having an accent or heavy stress on the antepenultimate syllable.

n.

2. a proparoxytone word.

[ 1755-65; proparoxýtonos. See PRO- 2 , PAROXYTONE ]

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