ox·y·tone ( k s -t n )adj. 1. Relating to or being a Greek word that has an acute accent on its last syllable. 2. Relating to or being a word that has a heavy stress accent on its last syllable. n. A word having the stress or the acute accent on the last syllable. [Greek oxutonos : oxus, sharp; see ak- in Indo-European roots + tonos, tone; see tone.] |
oxytone [ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn] (in the classical Greek language)
adj
(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (of a word) having an accent on the final syllable
n
(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) an oxytone word Compare paroxytone, proparoxytone
[from Greek oxytonos, from oxus sharp + tonos tone]
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| Noun | 1. | oxytone - word having stress or an acute accent on the last syllable word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" |
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