oxytone

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn/ (UK)
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/ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn/ (UK) · /ˈɑksɪˌtoʊn/ (US)

Definition of oxytone

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having the stress on the last syllable.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having the stress on the last syllable.

noun

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

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos).

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