propreantepenult

UK/ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌantɪpɪˈnʌlt/UK/ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌantɪpɛˈnʌlt/US/ˌpɹoʊpɹiˌantiˈpiˌnʌlt/US/ˌpɹoʊpɹiˌantɪˈpiˌnʌlt/

noun

The last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word or other utterance); a word’s or other utterance’s propreantepenultimate syllable.

“The word dis·ín·te·res·ted·ly is stressed on the propreantepenult.”

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Meanings

nounpropreantepenult (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralrareThe last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word or other utterance); a word’s or other utterance’s propreantepenultimate syllable.

    The word dis·ín·te·res·ted·ly is stressed on the propreantepenult.

    2 more examples

    When the propreantepenult is the last strong syllable, use the Pentad.

    1893, Robert Irving Fulton, Thomas Clarkson Trueblood, Practical Elements of Elocution, 3rd edition, page 273

    There was a time[…]when he could define onomatopoeia, propreantepenult, and give examples of dactyl and anapaest.

    1946, Harry Charles McKown, Home Room Guidance, 2nd edition, page 2

Origin

First attested in 1893; formed as pro- + preantepenult; compare the earlier propreantepenultimate (1825).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with propreantepenult

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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