Barytone Definition

bărĭ-tōn

noun

A word that has a heavy stress or pitch accent on its penultimate syllable.

American Heritage

(linguistics) A word that is not accented on the ultimate syllable.

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(linguistics) A word that is accented on the penultimate syllable.

Wiktionary

Archaic form of baritone.

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Synonyms:

adjective

Relating to or being a word that has a heavy stress or pitch accent on its penultimate syllable.

American Heritage

Webster's New World

(linguistics) Of or pertaining to a barytone word; not having an accent on the ultimate syllable.

Wiktionary

Archaic form of baritone.

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Other Word Forms of Barytone

Singular:

barytone

Plural:

barytones

From Latin barytonos, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barutonos, “not oxytone”).

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