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ANTEPENULTIMATE
antepenultimate
(adjective) third from last
antepenult, antepenultima, antepenultimate
(noun) the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
ante- meaning before, pen- from the Latin paene meaning almost, and ultimate from the Latin ultimus meaning last
Adjective
antepenultimate (not comparable)
Two before the last, i.e, the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
Synonyms
• peripenultimate
• propenultimate
• third last
• third to last
Coordinate terms
• (adjectives denoting syllables): ultimate (last), penultimate (last but one), antepenultimate (last but two), preantepenultimate (last but three), propreantepenultimate (last but four)
Noun
antepenultimate (plural antepenultimates)
Two before the last in a series. e.g. (.., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)
The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
Source: Wiktionary
An`te*pe*nult"i*mate, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two.
– n.
Definition: The antepenult.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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