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antepenultimate

Meaning of "antepenultimate" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ANTEPENULTIMATE

ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTEPENULTIMATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Antepenultimate can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ANTEPENULTIMATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ultima (linguistics)

In linguistics, the ultima is the last syllable of a word, the penult is the next-to-last syllable, and the antepenult is third-from-last syllable. In a word of three syllables, the names of the syllables are antepenult-penult-ultima.

Definition of antepenultimate in the English dictionary

The definition of antepenultimate in the dictionary is third from last. Other definition of antepenultimate is anything that is third from last.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTEPENULTIMATE

approximate · climate · delimit · ecoclimate · exanimate · guesstimate · illegitimate · inanimate · intimate · legitimate · limit · macroclimate · microclimate · penultimate · prelimit · proximate · semmit · sublimit · ultimate

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTEPENULTIMATE

antennular · antennule · antenuptial · antenuptial marriage contract · anteorbital · antepast · antependia · antependium · antepenult · antepenultima · anteposition · anteprandial · anterior · anteriority · anteriorly · anterograde · anterograde amnesia · anteroom · antetype · anteversion

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTEPENULTIMATE

animate · collimate · continental climate · corrosive sublimate · cost estimate · decimate · disanimate · estimate · guestimate · interval estimate · mate · misestimate · optimate · overestimate · palaeoclimate · point estimate · primate · reanimate · reestimate · sublimate · underestimate

Synonyms and antonyms of antepenultimate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «antepenultimate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTEPENULTIMATE

Find out the translation of antepenultimate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of antepenultimate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «antepenultimate» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

倒数第三
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

antepenúltimo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

antepenultimate
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

उपान्त्यपूर्व
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

antepenultimate
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

antepenultimate
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

antepenúltimo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

শেষের আগের আগেরটি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

antépénultième
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Antepenultimate
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

drittletzten
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

終わりから3番目の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

antepenultimate
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Antepenultimate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

antepenultimate
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கடைசிக்கு முந்திய
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वारंवारता
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sondan üçüncü
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

terzultima
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

antepenultimate
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

antepenultimate
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

antepenultimul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προπαραλήγουσας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

antepenultimate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

antepenultimate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antepenultimate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of antepenultimate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTEPENULTIMATE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about antepenultimate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTEPENULTIMATE»

Discover the use of antepenultimate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to antepenultimate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A dictionary of the English language. To which are added, a ...
Accent the Antepenultimate. Poroatoruin. ETRUM Accent either the Penultimate or Antepenultimate. Celetrum. URUM Accent the Penultimate, Alaburum, Aecurum, Lugdurum, Marcoduruin, Lactodu- rum. Octodurum, Divojurum, SUurum ...
Noah Webster, Chauncey Allen Goodrich, John Walker, 1866
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A Universal Critical and Pronouncing Dictionary of the ...
Accent the Antepenultimate. Candace, Phylace, Canace, Mirace, Artacc, Allebece, Alopece, Laodtce, Agnadice, Eurydice, Pyrrhico, Ilelico, Gailice, Mice, Duinodice, Sarraalice, Erectice, Getice, Cy- uiodoce, Agoce, llarpalyce, Erycc. EDE.
Noah Webster, John Walker, 1863
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An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting ...
(Yrmonim, Ducrocortorum. Accent the Antepenultimate. Ooroitorum. ETRUM Accent either the Penultimate or Antepenultimate. Celetrum. URUM Accent the Penultimate. Alaburum, Aacurum, Lugdurum, Marcodurum, Lactodu- rum, Octoduruin, ...
Noah Webster, 1857
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American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting the ...
YA Accent the Antepenultimate. Libya, Zerotibya, *tbya, Carya, Marsya* AZA EZA OZA Accent the Penultimate. Abaraza, Mien, Baragoza. AE Accent the Antepenultimate. Nausicae, Pasiphati. i! r. i • i : Accent the Penultimate. Marica. Accent the ...
Noah Webster, John Walker, 1830
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A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the ...
ERUM Accent the antepenultimate. Caucoliberum, Tuberum. AFRUM ATHRUM Accent the penultimate. Venafrum. Accent the antepenultimate. Barathrum. IRUM Accent the penultimate. Muzirum. DRUM Accent the penultimate. Cermorum ...
John Walker, 1848
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A critical pronouncing dictionary: and exposition of the ...
Accent the antepenultimate Artabnim. ERUM Accent the antepenultimate Caucoliberum, Tuberum. AFRUM ATHRUM Jlcoent the penultimate, Venafrum. Accent the antepenultimate. Barathrum. IRDM Accent the penultimate. Mucirum. ORUM ...
John Walker, 1823
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Johnson's English Dictionary, as Improved by Todd and ...
Accent tkt Antepenultimate. Dorocloruin. ETRUM Accent titker tke Penultimate or Antepenultimate Cefotram. URUM Accent the Penultimate. Alaburum, Ascurum, Lugdurum, Marcodurum, Lacto- durom, Octod'irum, Divojurum, Siluruin, Saturum.
Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Henry John Todd, 1830
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Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary: Corrected and ...
Accent the Antepenultimate. Dorostorum. ETRUM— Accent either the Penultimate or Antepenultimate. Celetrum. URUM — Accent the Penultimate. Alabu- ruia, Ascurum, Lugdurum, Marcodurum, Lac- toduruin, Octodurum, Dirojurum, Siluruin, ...
Rev. John Davis (A.M., of Belfast, Eng.), 1830
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A Universal and Critical Dictionary of the English Language: ...
Accent the Antepenultimate. Candace, Phylace, Canace, Mirace, Artaee, Allebcce, Alopece, Laodice, Agnadicc, Eurydice, Pyrrhice, Helice, Galilee, IHice, Deinodice, Sarraatice, Erectice, Gelice, Cy- nodoce, Agoce, Harpalyce, Eryce. EDE.
Joseph Emerson Worcester, John Walker, 1854
10
New York Musical Gazette
Second inversion of the tonic as antepenultimate, preceded by the first inversion of the same chord. 33. Same i 34 . The fourth suspending the third as antepenultimate, preceded by the dominant seventh on the supertonic. 3>. Through the firs' ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTEPENULTIMATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term antepenultimate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Formula 1: Austrian Grand Prix Result
... the Aussie, thanks to the engine change, will start from antepenultimate position and serve an in-race penalty, which majorly ruins his chances of adding to his ... «VAVEL.com, Jun 15»
2
Who Does 46 Hours of Comedy Improv Nonstop? Eight stalwarts of …
this year's marathon could be the antepenultimate extension of performative endurance testing. (Antepenultimate! FTW!) Note: Last year the ... «Austin Chronicle, Jun 15»
3
Lleyton Hewitt bids Queen's farewell
Lleyton Hewitt may be on his farewell tour of tennis hotspots, but it's this antepenultimate tournament at Queen's in West London that was ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
4
ON HERDING CATS: A Meditation on Unitarian Universlist Spiritual …
He said, “That's antepenultimate.” I looked it up. It is. This today, however, is my penultimate sermon serving here as senior minister of the First ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
5
Game of Thrones Meets The Walking Dead: Jon Snow Battles the …
The antepenultimate episode of Season 5 saw the Night's Watch and the Wildlings square off against the White Walkers in a massive battle at ... «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
6
Does The End Of Mad Men Mark The End Of Ads Too?
The antepenultimate episode of the series is called “The Lost Horizon.” Don's desires are unfillable, because the horizon of desire keeps ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
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7 Seasons of Mad Men in 36 Seconds
Weiner even teased us with the possibility of Draper's figurative fall from grace transforming into a literal fall to death in the antepenultimate ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
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Yes,The Good Wife Finale Faked a Crucial Scene. But Why Are …
... each other—as in the antepenultimate episode when Kalinda went to the Alicia's apartment to “speak to her personally,” only to learn that she ... «Slate Magazine, May 15»
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Battle Creek Season 1 Episodes 11 & 12 Review: "The Hand-Off …
In the meantime, I'll provide my thoughts on two of the show's strongest hours in the antepenultimate and penultimate installments. This week ... «TVOvermind, May 15»
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Critic's Corner: What's on TV Monday
For his antepenultimate show, Letterman welcomes longtime favorite Tom Hanks. The Oscar-winning actor has always given good talk show, ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
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