What does antepenult mean?
Antepenult means The third-to-last syllable of a word..
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/ˌantɪpɪˈnʌlt/ · noun
The third-to-last syllable of a word..
This elementary instruction is language at its most advanced to minds trained on the accentuation of the antepenult (multiplicity) and on Sievers-type C2 half-line metrical patterns[.]
Use antepenult when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Antepenult means The third-to-last syllable of a word..
Common synonyms include antepenultimate.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This elementary instruction is language at its most advanced to minds trained on the accentuation of the antepenult (multiplicity) and on Sievers-type C2 half-line metrical patterns[.]
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