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par·ox·y·tone  audio  (p-rks-tn) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
Having an acute accent on the next to last syllable. Used of some words in Greek and certain Romance languages, such as French and Portuguese.
NOUN:
A paroxytone word.
ETYMOLOGY:
Greek paroxutonos : para-, beside ; see para-1 + oxutonos, oxytone ; see oxytone


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