antepaenultimate

A form of antepenultimate — Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.

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Meanings

adjectiveantepaenultimate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareRare spelling of antepenultimate.

    In Greek the main stress falls on the antepaenultimate syllable, in French on the last syllable.

    1997 April 17th, Marianne Ahrne, rec.gardens.roses, “Re: Unusual colors”, (see the original message)
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    The Latin accent attaches itself to the long paenultimate or antepaenultimate syllable of a word.

    1894, Transactions of the Philological Society, page 415
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APA

antepaenultimate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antepaenultimate

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Chicago

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