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pretonic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

That immediately precedes a stressed syllable

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pre- + tonic.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pretònic — immediately preceding a stressed syllable
  • Catalan: protònic — immediately preceding a stressed syllable
  • Finnish: painollista tavua edeltävä — immediately preceding a stressed syllable
  • French: prétonique — immediately preceding a stressed syllable
  • German: vortonig — immediately preceding a stressed syllable
  • Italian: pretonico — immediately preceding a stressed syllable
  • Portuguese: pretónico — immediately preceding a stressed syllable
  • Portuguese: protónico — immediately preceding a stressed syllable
  • Portuguese: protônico — immediately preceding a stressed syllable
  • Russian: предуда́рный (predudárnyj) — immediately preceding a stressed syllable
  • Spanish: protónico — immediately preceding a stressed syllable