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Word: Oxytone
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from Greek oxutonos, from oxus ‘sharp’ + tonos ‘tone’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒksɪtəʊn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(especially in ancient Greek) having an acute accent on the last syllable.
Short Definition:having acute accent on last syllable
Word: Oxytone
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒksɪtəʊn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a word having an acute accent on the last syllable.
Short Definition:word having acute accent on last syllable
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