- Antepenultimate
- Antepenultimate An`te*pe*nult"i*mate, a. Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two. -- n. The antepenult. [1913 Webster]
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Antepenultimate
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antepenultimate — (adj.) the last but two, 1730, from antepenult (n.), 1610s, abbreviation of L. antepaenultima (syllaba), fem. of antepaenultimus, from ante before (see ANTE (Cf. ante)) + paenultima, from paen almost + ultima last (see ULTIMATE ( … Etymology dictionary
antepenultimate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ last but two in a series … English terms dictionary
antepenultimate — [an΄tē pē nul′tə mət, an΄tipinul′tə mət; an΄tipē nul′tə mət] adj. [< ANTEPENULT (by assoc. with ULTIMATE)] third last; third from the end n. 1. anything third from the end 2. an antepenult … English World dictionary
antepenultimate — 1. adjective Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series. Syn: third last 2. noun a) Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate) The word antepenultimate is stressed… … Wiktionary
antepenultimate — adjective or noun see antepenult … New Collegiate Dictionary
antepenultimate — См. terzùltima … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
antepenultimate — the third from the end; one preceding the penultimate … Dictionary of ichthyology
antepenultimate — adj. [L. ante, before; paene, almost; ultimus, last] Pertaining to the second from the last segment of various invertebrates … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
antepenultimate — /an tee pi nul teuh mit/, adj. 1. third from the end. 2. of or pertaining to an antepenult. n. 3. an antepenult. [1720 30; ANTEPENULT + (ULT)IMATE] * * * … Universalium
antepenultimate — Second from the last; third from the end in a series [AHD]. Third from last, as a segment of appendage [Butler, T.H.] … Crustacea glossary
