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antepenultimate

/ˌæntipɪnˈʌltɪmət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
ant-e-pen-ul-tim-ate
IPA
/ˌæntipɪnˈʌltɪmət/
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

The second before the last in a series; the item preceding the penultimate and ultimate.

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Latin ante Classical Latin ante-lbor. English ante- Latin paene Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Italic *-tm̥mos Proto-Italic *oltm̥mos Latin ultimus Latin paenultimus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English penultimate English antepenultimate From ante- + penultimate, modelled on Latin antepaenultima/antepēnultima (syllaba) (“last syllable but two in a word”), from the feminine of antepaenultimus/antepēnultimus (“antepenultimate”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

antepaenultimate (alternative, rare) antepænultimate (alternative, archaic) antepenultimates (plural)

Derived Forms

antepenultimately

Frequently Paired Words

ultimate penultimate preantepenultimate propreantepenultimate

Synonyms

antepenult peripenultimate prepenultimate propenultimate third last third to last triultimate antepenultima

Rhymes With

ultimate penultimate preantepenultimate

Questions

How do you pronounce antepenultimate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæntipɪnˈʌltɪmət/.
What does antepenultimate mean?
Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
Where does antepenultimate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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