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Definition of: oxytone
(ok′si·tōn) adjective
1. Having the acute accent on the last syllable.
2. Causing a preceding word to take an acute accent.
—noun A word thus accented. [<Gk. oxytonos <oxys sharp + tonos pitch]
—ox′y·ton′i·cal (-ton′i·kəl) adjective
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