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orthotonesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-tho-tone-sis
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic.

Etymology

From orthotone + -esis. Compare barytonesis.

Frequently Paired Words

orthotone

Antonyms

enclisis

Questions

What does orthotonesis mean?
The accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic.
Where does orthotonesis come from?
From orthotone + -esis. Compare barytonesis.

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