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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oxytone /ˈɒksɪtəʊn/

▶adjective (especially in ancient Greek) having an acute accent on the last syllable. ▶noun an oxytone word.

– origin C18: from Gk oxutonos, from oxus ‘sharp’ + tonos ‘tone’.

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