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Antepenultimate

Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)

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noun
  1. 1

    Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)

  2. 2

    The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.

    "The words animal, citizen, comedy, dangerous, obvious, and antepenultimate are stressed on the antepenultimate."

adjective
  1. 1

    Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.

    "This book has ten chapters — chapter 8 is the antepenultimate one."

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