▪ I. barytone, a. and n. Gr. Gram.
(ˈbærɪtəʊn)
[ad. Gr. βαρύτονος: see baritone n. and a.]
a. adj. Not having the acute accent on the last syllable. b. n. A baritone word.
| 1828 Walker Dict. Introd. 65 The tendency to the barytone pronunciation in the noun [prophecy] and the oxytone in the verb [prophesy]. 1863 Rudim. Grk. Lang. Edin. Acad. 184 Words unaccented on the last syllable are called barytone. 1881 Chandler Grk. Accent. §905 When words are combined in a sentence..oxytones become barytone, except before a colon, a full stop, etc. |
▪ II. barytone
variant of baritone.