antepenult

English

Etymology

ante- +‎ penult

Noun

antepenult (plural antepenults)

The third-to-last syllable of a word.

Coordinate terms

(names of syllables): ultima, ult (last); penultima, penultimate, penult (last but one); antepenultima, antepenultime, antepenultimate, antepenult (last but two); preantepenultima (præantepenultima), preantepenultimate, preantepenult (last but three); propreantepenultimate, propreantepenult (last but four)

Derived terms

preantepenult

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