oxytone Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Ox"y*tone adjective
Etymology
Gr. sharp + tone.
Definitions
  1. Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable.
Ox"y*tone noun
Definitions
  1. An acute sound.
  2. (Gr. Gram.) A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.

Webster 1913