preantepenultima

noun

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

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Meanings

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

    […] receiving the principal accent on the penultima, the word necessarily takes the secondary accent on the preantepenultima.

    1825, Samuel Oliver, A General Critical Grammar of the Inglish Language, page 337

Synonyms & antonyms

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preantepenultimate

Origin

From pre- + ante- + penultima.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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