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PENULT
penult, penultima, penultimate
(noun) the next to last syllable in a word
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
penult (plural penults)
The next-to-last syllable of a word.
The next to the last in a series.
Coordinate terms
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(names of syllables): ultima, ult (last); penultima, penultimate, penult (last but one); antepenultima, antepenultime, antepenultimate, antepenult (last but two); preantepenultima (præantepenultima), preantepenultimate, preantepenult (last but three); propreantepenultimate, propreantepenult (last but four)
Anagrams
• n-tuple, puntel
Source: Wiktionary
Pe"nult, n. Etym: [Abbreviated fr. penultima.] (Gram. & Pros.)
Definition: The last syllable but one of a word; the syllable preceding the final one.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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