OXYTONE

oxytone

(noun) word having stress or an acute accent on the last syllable

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

oxytone (not comparable)

(linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.

Noun

oxytone (plural oxytones)

(linguistics) A word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.

Coordinate terms

• barytone

• paroxytone

• proparoxytone

Source: Wiktionary


Ox"y*tone, a. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable.

Ox"y*tone, n.

1. An acute sound.

2. (Gr. Gram.)

Definition: A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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