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[syn: antepenult, antepenultima, antepenultimate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
antepenult
n 1: the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end [syn:
antepenult, antepenultima, antepenultimate]