English
Etymology
ante- meaning before, pen- from the Latin paene meaning almost, and ultimate from the Latin ultimus meaning last
Adjective
antepenultimate (no comparative or superlative)
#Two before the last in a series.
#:This book has ten chapters – chapter 8 is the antepenultimate one.
Translations
French: antépénultième
Portuguese: antepenúltimo
German: drittletzt
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Noun
antepenultimate (plural antepenultimates)
#Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)
#The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
#:The word "antepenultimate" is stressed on the antepenultimate.
Related terms
penultimate
preantepenultimate
ultimate
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