ANTEPENULTIMATE

antepenultimate

Noun

  1. Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)
  2. The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
    The words animal, citizen, comedy, dangerous, and obvious are stressed on the antepenultimate.

Adjective

  1. Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.


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