antepenultimate
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[edit] Etymology
ante- meaning before, pen- from the Latin paene meaning almost, and ultimate from the Latin ultimus meaning last
[edit] Adjective
antepenultimate (not comparable)
- Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
- This book has ten chapters — chapter 8 is the antepenultimate one.
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two before the last
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[edit] Noun
antepenultimate (plural antepenultimates)
- Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)
- The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
- The word "antepenultimate" is stressed on the antepenultimate.
