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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A word having such an accent.

Adjective

1. 1
   In Greek grammar, having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable. not-comparable
2. 2
   A linguistic unit marked by a particular accentual or tonal pattern in which prominence falls just before the final syllable. not-comparable, rare

Synonyms

All synonyms

properispomenalproperispomenal

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προπερισπώμενον (properispṓmenon).

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