English Explanatory Dictionary

antepenultime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of antepenult.
  2. Antepenultimate position.
  3. Any thing occurring as the antepenultimate item in a series.

Pronunciation

ăn'tāpĭnûlʹtēm /ˌænteɪpɪˈnʌltiːm/

Word forms

antepenultime

Etymology

First attested in 1860; from the Latin antepaenultima (“antepenult”), a feminine substantive of antepaenultimus (“antepenultimate”).

Synonyms

antepenult
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