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antepenultimate

  (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.]


 
 
Word Overheard: antepenultimate

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."

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Posted February 2, 2006.

 
Obscure Words: antepenultimate


before the next to the last  (compare penultimate)
 
WordNet: antepenultimate
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
  Synonym: antepenult


The adjective antepenultimate has one meaning:

Meaning #1: third from last


 
 

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