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单词 oxytone
释义

oxytone

[ ok-si-tohn ]
/ ˈɒk sɪˌtoʊn /
Classical Greek Grammar

adjective

having an acute accent on the last syllable.

noun

an oxytone word.

Origin of oxytone

First recorded in 1755–65, oxytone is from the Greek word oxýtonos sharp-toned. See oxy-1, tone

Words nearby oxytone

oxytalan, oxytetracycline, oxytocia, oxytocic, oxytocin, oxytone, oxyuriasis, oxyuricide, Oxyuridae, Oxyuris, oy
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British Dictionary definitions for oxytone

oxytone
/ (in the classical Greek language ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn) /

adjective

(of a word) having an accent on the final syllable

noun

an oxytone word
Compare paroxytone, proparoxytone

Word Origin for oxytone

C18: from Greek oxytonos, from oxus sharp + tonos tone
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