antepenultimate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary antepenultimate (plural antepenultimates) The second before the last in a series; the item preceding the penultimate and ultimate The words animal, citizen, comedy, and antepenultimate are stressed on the antepenultimate
Ultimate, penultimate, antepenultimate, and preantepenultimate explained Antepenultimate means third to last, and preantepenultimate means fourth to last These words are especially useful in grammar, poetry, and linguistics, where people often talk about a syllable’s position from the end of a word
ANTEPENULTIMATE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary X is the antepenultimate letter of the alphabet The two verbs share identical prefixes and a four-syllable word length with accents upon the antepenultimate syllable, resulting in a rhythmic alliteration In polysyllabic words, the antepenultimate syllable is said to be stressed