Antepenult

[,æntipi'nʌlt]

(noun.) the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end.

Edited by ELLA--From WordNet

(n.) Alt. of Antepenultima

Typed by Angelo

n. the syllable before the penult or next ultimate syllable of a word: the last syllable of a word but two.—adj. Antepenult′imate.

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