(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:44:43

Ox"y*tone (?), a. [Gr. ; sharp + tone.]

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

 

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Ox"y*tone, n.

1.

An acute sound.

2. Gr. Gram.

A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.

 

© Webster 1913.

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