antepenultimate
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antepenultimate
- /ˌæntipɪnˈʌltɪmət/
- /ˌæntipənˈʌltɪmət/
- /ˌæntəpənˈʌltəmət/
Rhymes with -ʌltɪmət
Where it comes from
From ante- + penultimate, modelled on Latin antepaenultima/antepēnultima (syllaba) (“last syllable but two in a word”), from the feminine of antepaenultimus/antepēnultimus (“antepenultimate”).
adjective antepaenultimate · antepænultimate
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Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
This book has ten chapters — chapter 8 is the antepenultimate one.
Similar: peripenultimate, prepenultimate, propenultimate, third last, third to last, triultimate
noun antepenultimates · antepaenultimate · antepænultimate
- The second before the last in a series; the item preceding the penultimate and ultimate.
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The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
The words animal, citizen, comedy, and antepenultimate are stressed on the antepenultimate.
Similar: antepenult
Translations
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adj two before the last
| Español | antepenúltimo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 次々末 jijimatsu |
| 中文 | 倒数第三 dàoshǔ dì sān |
| Português | antepenúltimo |
| Français | antépénultième |
| Deutsch | drittletzter, vorvorletzter |
| Italiano | terzultimo |
| Ελληνικά | αντιπροτελευταίος antiproteleftaíos, προπροτελευταίος proproteleftaíos |
| Română | antepenultim |
| Русский | предпредпосле́дний predpredposlédnij |
| עברית | מלעיל דמלעיל mil'él di-mil'él |
noun third-to-last syllable, the syllable last but two
| Deutsch | drittletzte Silbe, Antepänultima |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | αντιπροπαραλήγουσα antiproparalígousa |
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title = {antepenultimate},
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year = {2026},
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