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Meaning of ANTEPENULT

Pronunciation:  `antee'peenult

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 Definition: [n]  the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
 
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 Synonyms: antepenultimate
 
 See Also: syllable

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An`te*pe"nult\, Antepenultima \An`te*pe*nult"i*ma\,
n. [L. antepaenultima (sc. syllaba) antepenultimate; ante
before + paenultimus the last but one; paene almost + ultimus
last.] (Pros.)
The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl- in
monosyllable.
 
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