antepenultima

A1N1T1E1P3E1N1U1L1T1I1M3A1

noun

The last syllable of a word except two

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antepenultantepenultimate
OriginLatin antepaenultima →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounantepenultima (plural antepenultimas)

plural antepenultimas

  1. communicationsThe last syllable of a word except two

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end

Similar
antepenultantepenultimate
Broader
syllable
Also see
antepenultantepenultimate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinantepaenultima
  2. Englishantepenultima

From Latin antepaenultima, antepenultima (“antepenultimate”); feminine gender, agreeing with syllaba (“syllable”)).

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APA

antepenultima. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antepenultima

MLA

“antepenultima.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antepenultima. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antepenultima,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antepenultima.

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