Definitions of antepenult [ˌæn tiˈpi nʌlt, -pɪˈnʌlt]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) antepenult
the third syllable from the end in a word, as te in
antepenult.

Etymology: (1575–85; < L (syllaba)antepaenultima the second (syllable) from the last. See ante -, penult)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) antepenult, antepenultima, antepenultimate
the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end

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1. (noun) antepenult
alt. of Antepenultima

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