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preantepenult

UK/ˌpɹiː.antɪpɪˈnʌlt/UK/ˌpɹiː.antɪpɛˈnʌlt/US/ˌpɹi.antiˈpiˌnʌlt/US/ˌpɹi.antɪˈpiˌnʌlt/

noun

The last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance); the fourth-to-last syllable.

Scrabble 17

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Meanings

nounpreantepenult (plural preantepenults)

plural preantepenults

The last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance); the fourth-to-last syllable.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

preantepenultimate

Origin

From pre- + antepenult.

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Translations

German viertletzte Silbe, Präantepänultima

viertletzte Silbefourth-to-last syllable, the last syllable but three
Präantepänultimafourth-to-last syllable, the last syllable but three

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with preantepenult

result adult consult insult occult ult tumult exult antepenult complisult constult death cult penult propreantepenult

Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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