preantepenultimate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Nominal sense attested since 1746; adjectival sense attested since 1791: pre- + antepenultimate.[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) enPR: prē'ăn'tĭpĭnŭlʹtĭmət, IPA: /ˌpɹiːˌantᵻpᵻˈnʌltᵻmət/,[1] X-SAMPA: /%pr\i:&antI\pI\"nVltI\m@t/
- (US) enPR: prē'ăn'tipənəlʹtəmət, prē'ăn'təpənəlʹtəmət, IPA: /ˌpɻiˌæntipəˈnəltəmət/,[1] /ˌpɻiˌæntəpəˈnəltəmət/,[1] X-SAMPA: /%pr\`i%{ntip@"n@lt@m@t/, /%pr\`i%{nt@p@"n@lt@m@t/
Noun [edit]
preantepenultimate (plural preantepenultimates)
- (chiefly phonetics, obsolete, rare)[1] preantepenult[1]
- The word necessary is stressed on its preantepenultimate.
Adjective [edit]
preantepenultimate (not comparable)
- (chiefly phonetics)[1] Three before the end; fourth to last.[1]
- This book has ten chapters; therefore, chapter seven is the preantepenultimate one.
Coordinate terms [edit]
- (adjectives denoting syllables): ultimate (last), penultimate (last but one), antepenultimate (last but two), propreantepenultimate (last but four)
Translations [edit]
three before the end; fourth to last
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