Oxytone
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An oxytone (pronounced /ˈɒksɨtoʊn/, from the Greek: ὀξύτονος, oxýtonos) is a word whose last syllable is stressed, such as the English words correct and reward. A paroxytone is stressed on the penultimate syllable. A proparoxytone is stressed on the antepenultimate syllable.
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