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oxytone

[ ok-si-tohn ]

adjective

  1. having an acute accent on the last syllable.

noun

  1. an oxytone word.

oxytone

/ ˈɒɪˌəʊ /

adjective

  1. (of a word) having an accent on the final syllable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an oxytone word
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of oxytone1

First recorded in 1755–65, oxytone is from the Greek word dzýٴDzԴDz sharp-toned. See oxy- 1, tone
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of oxytone1

C18: from Greek oxytonos, from oxus sharp + tonos tone
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Oxytone, oks′i-tōn, adj. having an acute sound: having the acute accent on the last syllable.—n. a word so accented.

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OXYTONE, tell me the meaning     Of this terrible phrase, which I cannot make out;   And what is the Latin for "reaping" and "gleaning?"

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