adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/pɹəʊpəˈɹɒksɪtəʊn/
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General-American:/pɹoʊpəˈɹɑksɪtoʊn/
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adj
Meaning 1
Having the stress or accent on the antepenultimate syllable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A proparoxytone word.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
word having stress or acute accent on the antepenult
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: word
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προπᾰροξῠ́τονος (propăroxŭ́tonos).
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.