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Rareantepenultimate
The correct spelling is antepenultimate.
How to pronounce antepenultimate
noun
Say it like: Ant-epe-nul-tim-ate
The correct spelling is antepenultimate. Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate) For example: "The words animal, citizen, comedy, dangerous, obvious, and antepenultimate are stressed on the antepenultimate."
Usage Examples
“The words animal, citizen, comedy, dangerous, obvious, and antepenultimate are stressed on the antepenultimate.”
“This book has ten chapters — chapter 8 is the antepenultimate one.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)
- 2.The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
adjective
- 1.Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
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