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antepenult definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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