Perispomena

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perispomenon \Per`i*spom"e*non\, n.; pl. {Perispomena}. [NL.,
     from Gr. ?, pr. pass. p. of ? to draw around, to circumflex;
     peri` around + ? to draw.] (Gr. Gram.)
     A word which has the circumflex accent on the last syllable.
     --Goodwin.
     [1913 Webster]