different between oxytonic vs paroxytonic

oxytonic

English

Alternative forms

  • oxyt. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Formed as oxy- +? tonic after oxytone. Compare the earlier oxytonical.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??ks??t?n?k/
  • Rhymes: -?n?k
  • Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

oxytonic (not comparable)

  1. (prosody) Having a stress on the last syllable.

Synonyms

  • oxytonous

Derived terms

  • paroxytonic

Anagrams

  • oxytocin

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paroxytonic

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ??????????? (paroxútonos, with an acute accent on the next to last syllable)

Adjective

paroxytonic (not comparable)

  1. (prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable

Related terms

  • oxytonic
  • paroxytone

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