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.]
antepenult
Dictionary:
an·te·pe·nult (ăn'tē-pē'nŭlt', -pĭ-nŭlt') 
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n.
The third syllable from the end in a word, such as te in antepenult.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
Synonym: antepenultimate
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In linguistics, the antepenult is the antepenultimate syllable of a word (e.g. "-dic-" is the antepenult of "per-pen-dic-ul-ar"). The antepenult precedes the penult or second-to-last syllable which, in turn, precedes the ultimate or final syllable.
In other words, third to last syllable of a word.
However, if the second syllable from the end is 'long,' then it receives the accent.
See also
- Barytone (syllable)
- Oxytone
- Paroxytone
- Penult
- Perispomenon
- Preantepenult
- Proparoxytone
- Properispomenon
- Ultima (syllable)
- Stress (linguistics)
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