preantepenultima

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preantepenultima

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From pre- + ante- + penultima.

noun

The last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance); the fourth-to-last syllable. […] receiving the principal accent on the penultima, the word necessarily takes the secondary accent on the preantepenultima.

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"preantepenultima." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/preantepenultima. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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preantepenultima. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/preantepenultima

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"preantepenultima." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/preantepenultima.

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@misc{preantepenultima_2026,
  title = {preantepenultima},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preantepenultima},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}