tonos

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UK/ˈtɒnɒs/

noun

The Modern Greek stress-marking diacritic: ⟨ ΄ ⟩, written atop a vowel in a given word’s stressed syllable.

OriginGreek τόνος →
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Meanings

nountonos (plural tonoi)

plural tonoi

  1. communicationsThe Modern Greek stress-marking diacritic: ⟨ ΄ ⟩, written atop a vowel in a given word’s stressed syllable.

Origin

  1. Greekτόνος“stress, accent”
  2. Englishtonos

Learned borrowing from Greek τόνος (tónos, “stress, accent”). Doublet of tone.

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Translations

Greek τόνος
  • τόνος (tónos)Modern Greek stress-marking diacritic

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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