propreantepenultimate

/ˌpɹoʊpɹiˌæntipəˈnʌltɪmət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

The last syllable but four (of a word or other utterance).

"The word minimalism is stressed on its propreantepenultimate syllable."
"1825, Samuel Oliver, A General, Critical Grammar of the Inglish Language, pages 269⁽¹⁾ and 270⁽²⁾ ⁽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."

ultimate penultimate antepenultimate preantepenultimate

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How do you pronounce propreantepenultimate?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹoʊpɹiˌæntipəˈnʌltɪmət/.

What does propreantepenultimate mean?

The last syllable but four (of a word or other utterance).

Where does propreantepenultimate come from?

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