oxytonic

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UK/ˌɒksɪˈtɒnɪk/

adjective

Having a stress on the last syllable.

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oxytonous
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Meanings

adjectiveoxytonic (not comparable)

alternative oxyt.

  1. not comparablehuman sciencesHaving a stress on the last syllable.

    Synonyms: oxytonous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a stress on the last syllable.

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oxytonous

Origin

Formed as oxy- + tonic after oxytone. Compare the earlier oxytonical.

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Translations

French oxyton
  • oxytonoxytone
Portuguese oxítono, agudo
  • oxítonooxytone
  • agudooxytone
Spanish oxítono, agudo
  • oxítonooxytone
  • agudooxytone

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with oxytonic

electronicchronicsonicharmonicmonophonicionicironicultrasonictonicmasonicsymphonicsupersoniciconicdemoniccolonicmnemonicbionicplatonicmonotonichydroponichadronicplanktonicphoniccarbonic
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Anagrams

oxytocin
Cite this entry
APA

oxytonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxytonic

MLA

“oxytonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxytonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxytonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxytonic.

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