oxytone
[ ok-si-tohn ]
adjective
having an acute accent on the last syllable.
noun
an oxytone word.
Origin of oxytone
1Words Nearby oxytone
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British Dictionary definitions for oxytone
oxytone
/ (in the classical Greek language ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn) /
adjective
(of a word) having an accent on the final syllable
noun
an oxytone word
Origin of oxytone
1C18: from Greek oxytonos, from oxus sharp + tonos tone
- Compare paroxytone, proparoxytone
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