antepenultimate
UK /ˌæntɪpɪnˈʌltɪmət/ US /ˌæntɪpɪnˈʌltɪmət/
noun 2adj 1
Definitions
adj
1
Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
This book has ten chapters — chapter 8 is the antepenultimate one.
[…] they [the sounds of an echo] next strike the ultimate secondary object, then the penultimate and antepenultimate; […]
noun
1
The second before the last in a series; the item preceding the penultimate and ultimate.
2
The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
The words animal, citizen, comedy, and antepenultimate are stressed on the antepenultimate.
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