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Webster 1913 Edition


Oxytone

Ox′y-tone

,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK];
ὀξύσ
sharp + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] tone.]
Having an acute sound;
(Gr. Gram.)
, having an acute accent on the last syllable.

Ox′y-tone

,
Noun.
1.
An acute sound.
2.
(Gr. Gram.)
A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.

Webster 1828 Edition


Oxytone

OX'YTONE

,
Adj.
[Gr. sharp, and tone.]
Having an acute sound.

OX'YTONE

,
Noun.
An acute sound.

Definition 2024


oxytone

oxytone

English

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Adjective

oxytone (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.

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Noun

oxytone (plural oxytones)

  1. (linguistics) A word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.

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