antepenult
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an·te·pe·nult
(ăn'tē-pē'nŭlt', -pĭ-nŭlt') 
n.
The third syllable from the end in a word, such as te in antepenult.
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.]
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