Preantepenultimate

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: prÄ“'ăn'tÄ­pÄ­nÅ­lʹtÄ­mÉ™t, IPA: /ËŒpɹiːˌantáµ»pᵻˈnÊŒltáµ»mÉ™t/,
• US enPR: prÄ“'ăn'tipÉ™nÉ™lʹtÉ™mÉ™t, IPA: /ËŒpɹiˌæntipəˈnÉ™ltÉ™mÉ™t/,

Origin

Nominal sense attested since 1746; adjectival sense attested since 1791: pre- + antepenultimate.

“preantepenultimate, n. and adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary revision; Dec. 2007

Full definition of preantepenultimate

Noun

1. (chiefly phonetics, obsolete, rare) preantepenultThe word necessary is stressed on its preantepenultimate.

Adjective

1. (chiefly phonetics) Three before the end; fourth to last.This book has ten chapters; therefore, chapter seven is the preantepenultimate one.

Coordinate terms

Related terms