Oxytone

[ɒksitәun]

(noun.) word having stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.

Edited by Carmella--From WordNet

(a.) Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable.

(n.) An acute sound.

(n.) A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.

Typed by Julie

adj. having an acute sound: having the acute accent on the last syllable.—n. a word so accented.

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