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oxytone

/ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn/US/ˈɑksɪˌtoʊn/

oxytone adjective: having the stress on the last syllable.

Adjective

oxytone (not comparable)

  1. Having the stress on the last syllable.

Noun

oxytone (plural oxytones or oxytona)

  1. A word with the stress on the last syllable.

Forms of oxytone

Adjective
alternative formoxyt.
Noun
pluraloxytones
pluraloxytona

Origin of oxytone

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos).

Words formed from oxytone

Questions about oxytone

What does oxytone mean?
Oxytone means having the stress on the last syllable.
What part of speech is oxytone?
Oxytone can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce oxytone?
Oxytone is pronounced /ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn/ (UK).

Words near oxytone in the dictionary

  1. oxytocinergic
  2. oxytocins
  3. oxytoluene
  4. oxytoluenes
  5. oxytona
  6. oxytone
  7. oxytonergic
  8. oxytones
  9. oxytonesis
  10. oxytonic
  11. oxytonical

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