English Explanatory Dictionary

propreantepenultimate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. The last syllable but four (of a word or other utterance).

Pronunciation

prō'prēăn'tĭpĭnŭlʹtĭmət /ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmət/ /ˌpɹoʊpɹiˌæn(t)ipəˈnʌltɪmət/ /-(t)ə-/

Word forms

propreantepenultimate

Etymology

First attested in 1825; formed as pro- + preantepenultimate; compare the later propreantepenult (1893).

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