ANTEPENULT


Meaning of ANTEPENULT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌan-ti-ˈpē-ˌnəlt, -pi-ˈ ]

noun

also an·te·pen·ul·ti·ma -pi-ˈnəl-tə-mə

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-ˈnəl-tə-mət adjective or noun

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