antepenultimate
Syllables: ant·e·pen·ul·tim·ate/ˌæntipɪnˈʌltɪmət/
antepenultimate adjective: two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
Adjective
antepenultimate (not comparable)
- Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
- This book has ten chapters — chapter 8 is the antepenultimate one.
- […] they [the sounds of an echo] next strike the ultimate secondary object, then the penultimate and antepenultimate; […]1677, Robert Plot, “Of the Heavens and Air”, in The natural history of Oxford-shire: Being an Essay Toward the Natural History of England, page 15
- Synonyms:
- peripenultimate, prepenultimate, propenultimate, third last, third to last, triultimate
Noun
antepenultimate (plural antepenultimates)
- The second before the last in a series; the item preceding the penultimate and ultimate.
- The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
- The words animal, citizen, comedy, and antepenultimate are stressed on the antepenultimate.
- Synonyms:
- antepenult
antepenultimate meaning in Tamil and Bengali
antepenultimate in Tamil
- ஈற்றயலடுத்த, கடைசிக்கு இரு எண்ணிக்கை முந்தைய
antepenultimate in Bengali
- শেষের আগের আগের, তৃতীয় শেষ
Synonyms of antepenultimate
Forms of antepenultimate
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (rare) | antepaenultimate |
| alternative form (archaic) | antepænultimate |
| Noun | |
| plural | antepenultimates |
Origin of antepenultimate
From ante- + penultimate, modelled on Latin antepaenultima/antepēnultima (syllaba) (“last syllable but two in a word”), from the feminine of antepaenultimus/antepēnultimus (“antepenultimate”).
Words formed from antepenultimate
Words that rhyme with antepenultimate
Questions about antepenultimate
- What does antepenultimate mean?
- Antepenultimate means two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
- What is antepenultimate in Tamil?
- Antepenultimate in Tamil is ஈற்றயலடுத்த, கடைசிக்கு இரு எண்ணிக்கை முந்தைய. See Antepenultimate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is antepenultimate?
- Antepenultimate can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce antepenultimate?
- Antepenultimate is pronounced /ˌæntipɪnˈʌltɪmət/.
Words near antepenultimate in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: antepenultimate (page history and authors); antepenultimate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antepenultimate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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