What does antepenultimate mean?
Definitions for antepenultimate
an·te·penul·ti·mate
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Princeton's WordNet
antepenult, antepenultima, antepenultimateadjective
the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
antepenultimateadjective
third from last
Wiktionary
antepenultimatenoun
Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)
antepenultimatenoun
The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
The word "antepenultimate" is stressed on the antepenultimate.
antepenultimateadjective
Last but two; third from last.
Etymology: ante- meaning before, pen- from the Latin paene meaning almost, and ultimate from the Latin ultimus meaning last
Wikipedia
antepenultimate
In linguistics, the ultima is the last syllable of a word, the penult is the next-to-last syllable, and the antepenult is third-from-last syllable. In a word of three syllables, the names of the syllables are antepenult-penult-ultima.
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antepenultimate
Antepenultimate refers to the third to the last in a series or sequence of items, events, or words. It is derived from Latin, where 'ante' means 'before' and 'penultimate' means 'next to the last'.
Webster Dictionary
Antepenultimateadjective
of or pertaining to the last syllable but two
Antepenultimatenoun
the antepenult
Entomology
Antepenultimate
the last but two.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of antepenultimate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of antepenultimate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- antepenúltimCatalan, Valencian
- antepenultimærDanish
- drittletzter, vorvorletzterGerman
- antepenúltimoSpanish
- kolmanneksi viimeinenFinnish
- triðsíðsturFaroese
- antépénultièmeFrench
- նախավերջընթերայինArmenian
- terzultimoItalian
- antepaenultimusLatin
- претпретпо́следенMacedonian
- derdelaatsteDutch
- antepenúltimoPortuguese
- antepenultimRomanian
- предпредпосле́днийRussian
- tredje från slutet, nästnäst sist, näst näst sistSwedish
- передпередоста́ннійUkrainian
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