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propreantepenult

UK/ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌantɪpɪˈnʌlt/US/ˌpɹoʊpɹiˌantiˈpiˌnʌlt/

propreantepenult noun: the last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word or other utterance); a word’s or other utterance’s propreantepenultimate syllable.

Noun

propreantepenult (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, rare) The last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word or other utterance); a word’s or other utterance’s propreantepenultimate syllable.
    • The word dis·ín·te·res·ted·ly is stressed on the propreantepenult.
    • When the propreantepenult is the last strong syllable, use the Pentad.1893, Robert Irving Fulton, Thomas Clarkson Trueblood, Practical Elements of Elocution, 3rd edition, page 273

Origin of propreantepenult

First attested in 1893; formed as pro- + preantepenult; compare the earlier propreantepenultimate (1825).

Words that rhyme with propreantepenult

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Questions about propreantepenult

What does propreantepenult mean?
Propreantepenult means the last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word or other utterance); a word’s or other utterance’s propreantepenultimate syllable.
What part of speech is propreantepenult?
Propreantepenult is a noun.
How do you pronounce propreantepenult?
Propreantepenult is pronounced /ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌantɪpɪˈnʌlt/ (UK).

Words near propreantepenult in the dictionary

  1. propraetorship
  2. propraetorships
  3. propranolol
  4. propranolols
  5. propre
  6. propreantepenult
  7. propreantepenultimate
  8. proprely
  9. propretie
  10. propreties
  11. propretor

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