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单词 oxytone
释义

oxytone

/ˈɒksɪtəʊn /
adjective
(Especially in ancient Greek) having an acute accent on the last syllable. Compare with paroxytone.The general rhythm of the language clips seems to show a preference for oxytone words....
  • This development was perhaps posterior to the substitution of the pronominal ending in the oxytone neuter o-stems because the latter did not affect the u-stems.
noun
A word having an acute accent on the last syllable.There are also a good many cases in which the French name ends in a weak e and would produce an oxytone....
  • A word bearing the acute upon the ultima is known as an oxytone, one with the acute upon the penult as a paroxytone, one with the acute upon the antepenult as a proparoxytone.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Greek oxutonos, from oxus 'sharp' + tonos 'tone'.

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