Antepenultimate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌæntɪpɪnˈʌltɪmət/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Antepenultimate is an adjective meaning Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
Meaning
Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
More Meanings
- The second before the last in a series; the item preceding the penultimate and ultimate.
- (phonetics) The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
Example Sentences
This book has ten chapters — chapter 8 is the antepenultimate one.
The words animal, citizen, comedy, and antepenultimate are stressed on the antepenultimate.
[…] they [the sounds of an echo] next strike the ultimate secondary object, then the penultimate and antepenultimate; […]
Word Forms
- antepaenultimate
- antepenultimates
Synonyms for antepenultimate
Depending on context, synonyms include peripenultimate, prepenultimate, propenultimate, triultimate, antepenult, last.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include last, mora, antepaenultimate, propenultimate, preantepenultimate, penultimate.
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