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antepenultima

antepenultima noun: the last syllable of a word except two.

Noun

antepenultima (plural antepenultimas)

  1. The last syllable of a word except two

Forms of antepenultima

pluralantepenultimas

Origin of antepenultima

From Latin antepaenultima, antepenultima (“antepenultimate”); feminine gender, agreeing with syllaba (“syllable”)).

Questions about antepenultima

What does antepenultima mean?
Antepenultima means the last syllable of a word except two.
What part of speech is antepenultima?
Antepenultima is a noun.
What is the plural of antepenultima?
The plural of antepenultima is antepenultimas.

Words near antepenultima in the dictionary

  1. antepectoral
  2. antependia
  3. antependium
  4. antependiums
  5. antepenult
  6. antepenultima
  7. antepenultimas
  8. antepenultimata
  9. antepenultimate
  10. antepenultimately
  11. antepenultimates

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