Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antepenultime

/ˌænteɪpɪˈnʌltiːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-te-penul-time
IPA: /ˌænteɪpɪˈnʌltiːm/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of antepenult.

noun

Antepenultimate position.

noun

Any thing occurring as the antepenultimate item in a series.

Example Sentences

"In polysyllables the penultime is accented if the syllable be long, but in all other cases the accent is laid upon the antepenultime."
"In surnames from words extended with diminutive suffixes…where the stress is always on the antepenultime."
"In antepenultime the non-neutral vowels /a/, /i/, /u/ alternate with the neutral shorter /ə/, and the neutral vowel in antepenultime and penultime alternates with zero."
"Mandibles with 4 teeth decreasing in size from the apical teeth, the antepenultime (subbasal) smallest."

Etymology

First attested in 1860; from the Latin antepaenultima (“antepenult”), a feminine substantive of antepaenultimus (“antepenultimate”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌænteɪpɪˈnʌltiːm/

Synonyms

antepenult

Questions

How do you pronounce antepenultime?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌænteɪpɪˈnʌltiːm/.
What does antepenultime mean?: Synonym of antepenult.
Where does antepenultime come from?: First attested in 1860; from the Latin antepaenultima (“antepenult”), a feminine substantive of antepaenultimus (“antepenultimate”).

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