ANTEPENULT


Meaning of ANTEPENULT in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ- noun

also an·te·pe·nul·ti·ma ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷-

( -s )

Etymology: Late Latin antepaenultima, feminine of antepaenultimus preceding the next to last, from Latin ante- + paenultimus next to last — more at penultimate

: the third syllable of a word counting from the end : the syllable preceding the next-to-last syllable (as cu in accumulate )

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