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Definition of antepenultimate - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
sequenceRare third from last in a sequenceRare
- The antepenultimate chapter of the book was thrilling.
2.
linguisticsTECH third from last syllable in a wordTECH
- The stress is on the antepenultimate syllable in 'photography.'
Noun
1.
orderRare third from last in a seriesRare
- The antepenultimate chapter was the most exciting.
2.
linguisticsTECH the syllable two before the last in a wordTECH
- Stress the antepenultimate in the word 'banana'.
Origin of antepenultimate
Latin, ante (before) + paenultimus (almost last)
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Examples of antepenultimate in a sentence
The antepenultimate step is crucial for success. She finished third in the antepenultimate race of the season. In 'banana', the antepenultimate syllable is stressed. The antepenultimate position in the sequence is crucial. In the race, he finished in the antepenultimate position. The antepenultimate item on the list was missing.
In 'chocolate', the antepenultimate is 'co'. The antepenultimate of 'elephant' is 'e'.
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- French:antépénultième, troisième depuis la fin, ...
- German:drittletzte, Drittletzter, ...
- Italian:terzultimo, antepenultima, ...
- Spanish:antepenúltimo, antepenúltima, ...
- Portuguese:antepenúltimo, terceiro a contar do fim, ...
- Chinese:倒数第三的, 倒数第三, ...
- Japanese:最後から3番目の, 最後から3番目, ...
- Arabic:الثالث من الأخير, الثالِث مِن الأَخير, ...
- Hebrew:שְׁלִישִׁי מֵהַסּוֹף, שְׁלִישִׁי מִן הַסּוֹף, ...
- Russian:третий с конца, антипенультимат, ...
- Ukrainian:передпередостанній, антепенультимат, ...
- Hindi:तीसरा अंतिम, तीसरा, ...
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