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oxytonesis

oxytonesis noun: the shift of accent to the final syllable.

Noun

oxytonesis (uncountable)

  1. The shift of accent to the final syllable.

Origin of oxytonesis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀξυτόνησις (oxutónēsis).

Questions about oxytonesis

What does oxytonesis mean?
Oxytonesis means the shift of accent to the final syllable.
What part of speech is oxytonesis?
Oxytonesis is a noun.

Words near oxytonesis in the dictionary

  1. oxytoluenes
  2. oxytona
  3. oxytone
  4. oxytonergic
  5. oxytones
  6. oxytonesis
  7. oxytonic
  8. oxytonical
  9. oxytonize
  10. oxytonous
  11. oxytrauma

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