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ANTEPENULT

• ANTEPENULT (noun)
The noun ANTEPENULT has 1 sense:

1. the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end

Familiarity information: ANTEPENULT used as a noun is very rare.

• ANTEPENULT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

antepenult; antepenultima; antepenultimate

Hypernyms ("antepenult" is a kind of...):

syllable (a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme)

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me."
(English proverb)
"We are all related."
(Native American proverb, Lakota)
"If you have money you can make the devil push your grind stone."
(Chinese proverb)
"Being able to feel it on wooden shoes."
(Dutch proverb)

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