Word Meanings - PROPAROXYTONE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A word which has the acute accent on the antepenult.

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• ANTEPENULTIMATE
  Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two. -- n.
• ANTEPENULT; ANTEPENULTIMA
  The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl in monosyllable. (more info) syllaba) antepenultimate; ante before + paenultimus the last but one;
• ACUTE-ANGLED
  Having acute angles; as, an acute-angled triangle, a triangle with every one of its angles less than a right angle.
• ACCENTUALITY
  The quality of being accentual.
• ACUTE
  Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease. Acute angle , an angle less than a right angle. Syn. -- Subtile; ingenious; sharp; keen; penetrating; sagacious; sharp-
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• ACCENTUABLE
  Capable of being accented.
• WHICH
  the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
• ACUTENESS
  Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis. Syn. -- Penetration; sagacity; keenness; ingenuity; shrewdness; subtlety; sharp-wittedness. (more info) 1. The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle.
• ACCENTOR
  One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.
• ACCENTUATION
  Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically
• ACUTELY
  In an acute manner; sharply; keenly; with nice discrimination.
• ACCENTLESS
  Without accent.
• ACCENTUALLY
  In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.
• ACCENTUATE
  1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents. 2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize. In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated. London Times. 3. To mark with the written accent.
• ACCENT
  Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse. A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure. A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure. The rythmical
• ACCENTUAL
  Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
• PERACUTE
  Very sharp; very violent; as, a peracute fever. Harvey.
• SUBACUTE
  Moderalely acute.