an·te·pe·nult ( n t -p n lt, -p -nlt)n. The third syllable from the end in a word, such as te in antepenult. [Short for Late Latin antepaenultima, from feminine of antepaenultimus, antepenultimate; see antepenultimate.] |
antepenult [ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌlt]
n
(Linguistics) the third last syllable in a word
[shortened from Latin (syllaba) antepaenultima; see ante-, penult]
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| Noun | 1. |  antepenult - the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the endsyllable - a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables" |
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