antepenultimate
1Antepenultimate — An te*pe*nult i*mate, a. Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two. n. The antepenult. [1913 Webster] …
2antepenultimate — (adj.) the last but two, 1730, from antepenult (n.), 1610s, abbreviation of L. antepaenultima (syllaba), fem. of antepaenultimus, from ante before (see ANTE (Cf. ante)) + paenultima, from paen almost + ultima last (see ULTIMATE ( …
3antepenultimate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ last but two in a series …
4antepenultimate — [an΄tē pē nul′tə mət, an΄tipinul′tə mət; an΄tipē nul′tə mət] adj. [< ANTEPENULT (by assoc. with ULTIMATE)] third last; third from the end n. 1. anything third from the end 2. an antepenult …
5antepenultimate — 1. adjective Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series. Syn: third last 2. noun a) Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate) The word antepenultimate is stressed… …
6antepenultimate — adjective or noun see antepenult …
7antepenultimate — См. terzùltima …
8antepenultimate — the third from the end; one preceding the penultimate …
9antepenultimate — adj. [L. ante, before; paene, almost; ultimus, last] Pertaining to the second from the last segment of various invertebrates …
10antepenultimate — /an tee pi nul teuh mit/, adj. 1. third from the end. 2. of or pertaining to an antepenult. n. 3. an antepenult. [1720 30; ANTEPENULT + (ULT)IMATE] * * * …