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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.
Having an acute sound.
OX'YTONE
,Noun.