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ante·penult (an′tē pē′nult′, -ti-)
noun
the third last syllable in a word, as -lu- in an·te·di·lu·vi·an
Etymology: contr. < L (syllaba) antepaenultima < ante-, before + paenultima, the last but one < paene, almost + fem. of ultimus, last
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