par|ox|y|tone

par|ox|y|tone
par|ox|y|tone «pa ROK suh tohn», adjective, noun. Greek Grammar.
–adj.
having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable (penult).
–n.
a word so accented.
[< Greek paroxýtonos < para- beside, next to + oxýtonos oxytone]

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