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“antepenult”
The third from the last syllable of a word: "The antepenult is stressed as in the word get in "forgetfulness"; "superfluous" or in the word "antediluvian".
It may also be considered the syllable of a word that precedes the penult from Late Latin antepaenultima.
This entry is located in the following units:
ante-, ant-
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peni-, pen-
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ultim- +
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