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propreantepenultimate

Syllables: pro·pre·ant·e·pen·ul·tim·ateUK/ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmət/US/ˌpɹoʊpɹiˌæntipəˈnʌltɪmət/

propreantepenultimate adjective: the last syllable but four (of a word or other utterance).

Adjective

propreantepenultimate (not comparable)

  1. (rare) The last syllable but four (of a word or other utterance).
    • The word minimalism is stressed on its propreantepenultimate syllable.
    • ⁽¹⁾ In its minute divisions, accent is ultimate, penultimate, antepenultimate, preantepenultimate, propreantepenultimate.
    • ⁽²⁾ The propreantepenultimate accent is the accent on the last syllable but four.1825, Samuel Oliver, A General, Critical Grammar of the Inglish Language, pages 269⁽¹⁾ and 270⁽²⁾

Origin of propreantepenultimate

First attested in 1825; formed as pro- + preantepenultimate; compare the later propreantepenult (1893).

Words that rhyme with propreantepenultimate

Questions about propreantepenultimate

What does propreantepenultimate mean?
Propreantepenultimate means the last syllable but four (of a word or other utterance).
What part of speech is propreantepenultimate?
Propreantepenultimate is an adjective.
How do you pronounce propreantepenultimate?
Propreantepenultimate is pronounced /ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmət/ (UK).

Words near propreantepenultimate in the dictionary

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

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