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Synonyms of antepenultimate

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Another word for antepenultimate is antepenult. Other synonyms of antepenultimate are peripenultimate, prepenultimate, propenultimate, third last and third to last.

Synonyms and similar words for antepenultimate

adjectiveTwo before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.

nounThe syllable that comes two before the last in a word.

Meaning of antepenultimate

  1. adjective Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
  2. noun The second before the last in a series; the item preceding the penultimate and ultimate.
  3. noun The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.

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Questions about synonyms of antepenultimate

What is another word for antepenultimate?
Antepenultimate has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as antepenult, peripenultimate, prepenultimate, propenultimate, third last, third to last and triultimate.
What does antepenultimate mean?
Antepenultimate means two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.

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