ANTEPENULTIMAS

Noun

antepenultimas

plural of antepenultima

Source: Wiktionary


ANTEPENULTIMA

An`te*pe"nult, An`te*pe*nult"i*ma, n. Etym: [L. antepaenultima (sc. syllaba) antepenultimate; ante before + paenultimus the last but one; paene almost + ultimus last.] (Pros.)

Definition: The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl in monosyllable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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