antepenultimate

== English == === Alternative forms === antepaenultimate (rare) antepænultimate (archaic) === Etymology === From ante- +‎ penultimate, modelled on Latin antepaenultima/antepēnultima (syllaba) (“last syllable but two in a word”), from the feminine of antepaenultimus/antepēnultimus (“antepenultimate”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌæntɪpɪnˈʌltɪmət/, /ˌæntɪpənˈʌltɪmət/, /ˌæntəpənˈʌltəmət/ Rhymes: -ʌltɪmət Hyphenation: ant‧e‧pen‧ul‧tim‧ate === Adjective === antepenultimate (not comparable) Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series. ==== Synonyms ==== peripenultimate prepenultimate propenultimate third last third to last triultimate ==== Coordinate terms ==== (adjectives denoting syllables): ultimate (last), penultimate (last but one), preantepenultimate (last but three), propreantepenultimate (last but four) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === antepenultimate (plural antepenultimates) The second before the last in a series; the item preceding the penultimate and ultimate. (phonetics) The syllable that comes two before the last in a word. Synonym: antepenult ==== Related terms ==== penultimate preantepenultimate propreantepenultimate ultimate ==== Translations ==== === References ===