What does antepenultime mean?
Antepenultime means Synonym of antepenult..
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/ˌænteɪpɪˈnʌltiːm/ · noun
Synonym of antepenult..
In polysyllables the penultime is accented if the syllable be long, but in all other cases the accent is laid upon the antepenultime.
In surnames from words extended with diminutive suffixes…where the stress is always on the antepenultime.
In antepenultime the non-neutral vowels /a/, /i/, /u/ alternate with the neutral shorter /ə/, and the neutral vowel in antepenultime and penultime alternates with zero.
Mandibles with 4 teeth decreasing in size from the apical teeth, the antepenultime (subbasal) smallest.
Use antepenultime when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Antepenultime means Synonym of antepenult..
Common synonyms include antepenult.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In polysyllables the penultime is accented if the syllable be long, but in all other cases the accent is laid upon the antepenultime.
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