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an|te|pe|nult — «AN tee PEE nuhlt, pih NUHLT», noun. the third syllable from the end of a word. In an te ri or, te is the antepenult. ╂[< Latin (syllaba) antepaenultima < ante before + paene almost + ultimus last] … Useful english dictionary
pe|nult — «PEE nuhlt, pih NUHLT», noun, adjective. –n. the next to the last syllable in a word. –adj. = penultimate. (Cf. ↑penultimate) ╂[(originally) abbreviation of earlier penultima < Latin paenultima, feminine adjective, next to last < paene… … Useful english dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Antepenultima — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antepenult — /an tee pee nult, pi nult /, n. the third syllable from the end in a word, as te in antepenult. [1575 85; < L (syllaba) antepaenultima the second (syllable) from the last, fem. of antepaenultimus standing before the penult. See ANTE , PENULT] * * … Universalium
penult — /pee nult, pi nult /, n. the next to the last syllable in a word. Also, penultima /pi nul teuh meuh/. [1530 40; < L paenultima (syllaba), contr. of paene ultima almost the last; see PEN , ULTIMA] * * * … Universalium
antepenult — [an΄tē pē′nult΄, an΄tipē′nult΄] n. [contr. < L ( syllaba) antepaenultima < ante , before + paenultima, the last but one < paene, almost + fem. of ultimus, last] the third last syllable in a word, as lu in an·te·di·lu·vi·an … English World dictionary
penult — [pē nul′ti mə, pinul′ti məpē′nult΄, pi nult′] n. [L paenultima < paene, almost (see PASSION) + ultima, fem. of ultimus, last: see ULTIMATE] the one next to the last; specif., the next to the last syllable in a word: also penultima [pē nul′ti… … English World dictionary
Antepenultimate — An te*pe*nult i*mate, a. Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two. n. The antepenult. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Penult — Pe nult, n. [Abbreviated fr. penultima.] (Gram. & Pros.) The last syllable but one of a word; the syllable preceding the final one. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
