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antepenult
[ an-tee-pee-nuhlt, -pi-nuhlt ]
noun
- the third syllable from the end in a word, as te in antepenult.
antepenult
/ ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌlt /
noun
- the third last syllable in a word
Other Words From
- prean·te·penult adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of antepenult1
Word History and Origins
Origin of antepenult1
Example Sentences
The accent of Hyperion is properly on the penult, which is long in quantity, but the English poets, with rare exceptions, have thrown it back upon the antepenult.
Footnote: The Indian names are usually pronounced exactly as spelled, with each syllable distinctly sounded, and the principal accent on the penult, as in Ah-wah´-nee, or the antepenult, as in Yo-sem´-i-te.
Unfortunately the music of the chorus was moulded on the Italian text, and each verse ended with the accent on the antepenult, which occurs frequently in German and Italian, but never in French.
But if the syllable still remains short after the enclitic has been added, it is not accented unless the word originally took the accent on the antepenult.
The accent must fall on the penult, if it was long, otherwise on the antepenult of the word.
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