Antepenult

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antepenult \An`te*pe"nult\, Antepenultima \An`te*pe*nult"i*ma\,
     n. [L. antepaenultima (sc. syllaba) antepenultimate; ante
     before + paenultimus the last but one; paene almost + ultimus
     last.] (Pros.)
     The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl- in
     monosyllable.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  antepenult
       n : the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end [syn:
           {antepenultimate}]