an·te·pe·nul·ti·mate ( n t -p -n l t -mt)adj. Coming before the next to the last in a series. n. An antepenult. [From Late Latin antepaenultimus : Latin ante-, ante- + Latin paenultimus, next to last; see penult.] |
antepenultimate [ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmɪt]
adj
third from last
n
anything that is third from last
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  antepenultimate - 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" |
| Adj. | 1. |  antepenultimate - third from last intermediate - lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane" |
Translations
antepenultimate
adj → vorvorletzte(r, s)
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