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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxútonos).
Pronunciation
Adjective
oxyton (feminine oxytone, masculine plural oxytons, feminine plural oxytones)
- oxytone (having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable)
- Coordinate terms: paroxyton, proparoxyton, périspomène, propérispomène, baryton
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