antepenult Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
    antepenultima; antepenultimate.

WordNet

An`te*pe"nult, An`te*pe*nult"i*ma noun (Also<
  • Antepenult
  • Antepenultima
)
Etymology
L. antepaenultima (sc. syllaba) antepenultimate; ante before + paenultimus the last but one; paene almost + ultimus last.
Definitions
  1. (Pros.) The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl in monosyllable.

Webster 1913