antepenult

[ an-tee-pee-nuhlt, -pi-nuhlt ]
noun

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

Origin of antepenult

1
1575–85; <Latin (syllaba) antepaenultima the second (syllable) from the last, feminine of antepaenultimus standing before the penult. See ante-, penult

Other words from antepenult

  • pre·an·te·pe·nult, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for antepenult

antepenult

/ (ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌlt) /

noun

  1. the third last syllable in a word

Origin of antepenult

1
C16: shortened from Latin (syllaba) antepaenultima; see ante-, penult

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