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Antepenult

Antepenult Meaning & Definition
Antepenult Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Antepenult?

[n] the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end

Synonyms | Synonyms for Antepenult: antepenultimate

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Antepenult In Webster's Dictionary

\An`te*pe"nult\, Antepenultima \An`te*pe*nult"i*ma\, n. [L. antepaenultima (sc. syllaba) antepenultimate; ante before + paenultimus the last but one; paene almost + ultimus last.] (Pros.) The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl- in monosyllable.

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