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oxytone
ox·y·tone
/
ˈɒk
sɪˌtoʊn
/
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[
ok
-si-tohn
]
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Classical Greek Grammar
.
adjective
1.
having an acute accent on the last
syllable
.
noun
2.
an oxytone
word
.
Origin:
1755–65;
<
Greek
oxýtonos
sharp-toned. See
oxy-
1
,
tone
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oxytone
((
in the classical Greek language
) ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn)
—
adj
1.
(of a word) having an accent on the final syllable
—
n
2.
an oxytone word
[C18: from Greek
oxytonos,
from
oxus
sharp +
tonos
tone]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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