Antepenult

ahd-5
  • noun. The third syllable from the end in a word, such as te in antepenult.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A shortened and very common form of antepenultima.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl- in monosyllable.
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  • noun. The third-to-last syllable of a word.
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  • noun. the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
    • Word Usage
    "But if the syllable still remains short after the enclitic has been added, it is not accented unless the word originally took the accent on the antepenult."
    Equivalent
    antepenultima  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    syllable  
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