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ANTEPENULTIMATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
Synonyms:
antepenult; antepenultima; antepenultimate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("antepenultimate" is a kind of...):
syllable (a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Third from last
Classified under:
Similar:
intermediate (lying between two extremes in time or space or state)
Derivation:
antepenultima (the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end)
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