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protest — pro|test1 W3 [ˈprəutest US ˈprou ] n 1.) [U and C] something that you do to show publicly that you think that something is wrong and unfair, for example taking part in big public meetings, refusing to work, or refusing to buy a company s products … Dictionary of contemporary English
procephalic — |prō+ adjective Etymology: pro (I) + cephalic 1. : relating to, forming, or situated on or near the front of the head procephalic antennae 2. [Greek prokephalos (from … Useful english dictionary
pronunciation — pro•nun•ci•a•tion [[t]prəˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) phn the act, manner, or result of producing the sounds of speech, including articulation, stress, and intonation 2) phn a way of pronouncing a word, syllable, etc., that is accepted or considered … From formal English to slang
proparoxytone — /proʊpəˈrɒksətoʊn/ (say prohpuh roksuhtohn) adjective (in Ancient Greek) 1. having an acute accent on the antepenultimate syllable. –noun 2. a proparoxytone word. {Greek proparoxytonos} –proparoxytonic /ˌproʊpərɒksəˈtɒnɪk/ (say .prohpuhroksuh… …
properispomenon — /proʊpɛriˈspɒmənɒn/ (say prohperree spomuhnon) noun (plural properispomenons or properispomena /proʊpɛriˈspɒmənə/ (say prohperee spomuhnuh)) Ancient Greek Grammar a word having a circumflex on the penultimate syllable. {Greek prosperispōmenon} …
Traditional English pronunciation of Latin — The traditional English pronunciation of Latin, and of Classical Greek words borrowed through Latin, is the mode in which the Latin language was traditionally pronounced by speakers of English until the early twentieth century.Since the Middle… … Wikipedia
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Initial-stress-derived noun — Initial stress derivation is a phonological process in English, wherein stress is moved to the first syllable of any of several dozen verbs when they become nouns or adjectives. This is called a suprafix in linguistics. It is gradually becoming… … Wikipedia
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