antepenult

(an′tē pē′nult′, -ti-)

noun

the third last syllable in a word, as -lu- in an·te·di·lu·vi·an

Origin: contr. < L (syllaba) antepaenultima < ante-, before + paenultima, the last but one < paene, almost + fem. of ultimus, last

See antepenult in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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

Origin:

Origin: Short for Late Latin antepaenultima

Origin: , from

Origin: feminine of antepaenultimus, antepenultimate; see antepenultimate

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