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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek περισπώμενον (perispṓmenon).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹɪˈspəʊmənɒn/

Adjective

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perispomenon (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics, of a word) Having a circumflex accent on the last syllable.
    Alternative form: perispomene
    Coordinate terms: properispomenon, oxytone, paroxytone, proparoxytone, barytone

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Noun

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perispomenon (plural perispomena)

  1. (linguistics) A word with a circumflex accent on the last syllable.
    Coordinate terms: properispomenon, oxytone, paroxytone, proparoxytone, barytone
    • 1893, William Watson Goodwin, A Greek Grammar[1]:
      All contract forms of these adjectives are perispomena; except ώ for έω and όω in the dual

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