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oxytone
oxytone [ óksi tōn ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. with stress on final syllable: describes a word with the stress on the final syllable
2. with acute accent on last syllable: describes a classical Greek word with an acute accent on the final syllable


noun  (plural oxytones)
Definition:
 
word stressed on final syllable: an oxytone word or syllable
[Mid-18th century. < Greek oxutonos 'sharp pitch' < tonos 'pitch, force']
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