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.]
Dictionary:
an·te·pe·nul·ti·mate (ăn'tē-pĭ-nŭl'tə-mĭt)
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[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."
Link: Clark Gable: Biography and Much More From Answers.com
Posted February 2, 2006.
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Obscure Words:
antepenultimate |
WordNet:
antepenultimate |
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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