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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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