Definitions for: Oxytone

[n] word having stress or an acute accent on the last syllable

Webster (1913) Definition: Ox"y*tone, a. [Gr. ???; ??? sharp + ??? tone.]
Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on
the last syllable.

Ox"y*tone, n.
1. An acute sound.

2. (Gr. Gram.) A word having the acute accent on the last
syllable.

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