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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προπερισπώμενον (properispṓmenon).
Pronunciation
Adjective
properispomenon (not comparable)
- (linguistics, of a word) In Greek grammar, having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable.
- Coordinate terms: perispomenon, oxytone, paroxytone, proparoxytone, barytone
Synonyms
Translations
having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable
Noun
properispomenon (plural properispomenons or properispomena)
- (linguistics) A word having such an accent.
- Coordinate terms: perispomenon, oxytone, paroxytone, proparoxytone, barytone
Translations
a word having a properispomenon accent
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