English Explanatory Dictionary

propreantepenult

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word or other utterance); a word’s or other utterance’s propreantepenultimate syllable.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌantɪpɪˈnʌlt/ /ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌantɪpɛˈnʌlt/ /ˌpɹoʊpɹiˌantiˈpiˌnʌlt/ /ˌpɹoʊpɹiˌantɪˈpiˌnʌlt/ /ˌpɹoʊpɹiˌantɪpɛˈnʌlt/

Word forms

propreantepenult

Etymology

First attested in 1893; formed as pro- + preantepenult; compare the earlier propreantepenultimate (1825).

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