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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(poetry) The last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance); the fourth-to-last syllable..
[…] receiving the principal accent on the penultima, the word necessarily takes the secondary accent on the preantepenultima.
Use preantepenultima when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Preantepenultima means (poetry) The last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance); the fourth-to-last syllable..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] receiving the principal accent on the penultima, the word necessarily takes the secondary accent on the preantepenultima.
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