antepenultimate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an′tē pi nul′tə mit)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•te•pe•nul•ti•mate  (an′tē pi nul′tə mit),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. third from the end.
  2. Linguisticsof or pertaining to an antepenult.

n. 
  1. Linguisticsan antepenult.
  • antepenult + (ult)imate 1720–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
antepenultimate / ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmɪt/
  1. third from last
  1. anything that is third from last
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