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antepenultimate

an·te·pe·nultimate

UK/ˌæntipɪnˈʌltɪmət/ US/ˌæntipənˈʌltɪmət/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

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

Synonyms

adjective

1.

third from last

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Origin

From ante- + penultimate, modelled on Latin antepaenultima/antepēnultima (syllaba) (“last syllable but two in a word”), from the feminine of antepaenultimus/antepēnultimus (“antepenultimate”).

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