ANTEPENULT


Meaning of ANTEPENULT in English

/an'tee pee"nult, -pi nult"/ , n.

the third syllable from the end in a word, as te in antepenult.

[ 1575-85; syllaba ) antepaenultima the second (syllable) from the last, fem. of antepaenultimus standing before the penult. See ANTE-, PENULT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .