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preantepenultima

preantepenultima noun: the last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance); the fourth-to-last syllable.

Noun

preantepenultima

  1. The last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance); the fourth-to-last syllable.
    • […] receiving the principal accent on the penultima, the word necessarily takes the secondary accent on the preantepenultima.1825, Samuel Oliver, A General Critical Grammar of the Inglish Language, page 337

Origin of preantepenultima

From pre- + ante- + penultima.

Questions about preantepenultima

What does preantepenultima mean?
Preantepenultima means the last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance); the fourth-to-last syllable.
What part of speech is preantepenultima?
Preantepenultima is a noun.

Words near preantepenultima in the dictionary

  1. preannounces
  2. preannouncing
  3. preanorexic
  4. preantennal
  5. preantepenult
  6. preantepenultima
  7. preantepenultimate
  8. preantepenultimates
  9. preantepenults
  10. preanthesis
  11. preantibiotic

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