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ANTEPENULTIMATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end

Synonyms:

antepenult; antepenultima; antepenultimate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("antepenultimate" is a kind of...):

syllable (a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Third from last

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

intermediate (lying between two extremes in time or space or state)

Derivation:

antepenultima (the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end)

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