n.
Pronunciation: ˌ an-ti- ' p ē - ˌ n ə lt, -pi- '
Variant: also an · te · pen · ul · ti · ma \ -pi- ' n ə l-t ə -m ə \
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin antepaenultima, feminine of antepaenultimus preceding the next to last, from Latin ante- + paenultimus penultimate
Date: 1552
: the third syllable of a word counting from the end (as cu in accumulate )
– an · te · pen · ul · ti · mate \ -pi- ' n ə l-t ə -m ə t \ adjective or noun