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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preproparoxytone

/̩pripɹoʊpəˈɹɑksɪtoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-pro-pa-rox-y-tone
IPA
/̩pripɹoʊpəˈɹɑksɪtoʊn/
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the stress or accent on the preantepenultimate syllable.

noun

A preproparoxytone word.

Etymology

From pre- + proparoxytone.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /̩pripɹoʊpəˈɹɑksɪtoʊn/
  • British English: /̩pɹeɪpɹəʊpəˈɹɒksɪtəʊn/

Inflected Forms

preproparoxytones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

oxytone paroxytone proparoxytone perispomenon properispomenon barytone

Questions

How do you pronounce preproparoxytone?
The recorded pronunciation is /̩pripɹoʊpəˈɹɑksɪtoʊn/.
What does preproparoxytone mean?
Having the stress or accent on the preantepenultimate syllable.
Where does preproparoxytone come from?
From pre- + proparoxytone.

How to pronounce preproparoxytone

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