antepenultimate

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an·te·pe·nul·ti·mate

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(ăn'tē-pĭ-nŭl'tə-mĭt) pronunciation
adj.
Coming before the next to the last in a series.

n.
An antepenult.

[From Late Latin antepaenultimus : Latin ante-, ante- + Latin paenultimus, next to last; see penult.]


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Some words are just too good not to use. People looking up information about Clark Gable, whose birthday was not long ago, found an unexpected word treat:

"Gable's last film, 1961's The Misfits, was also the final film of Marilyn Monroe and the antepenultimate film of co-star Montgomery Clift."

Link: Clark Gable: Biography and Much More From Answers.com

Posted February 2, 2006.

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antepenultimate

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before the next to the last  (compare penultimate)

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