What does "propreantepenult" mean?

The last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word or other utterance); a word’s or other utterance’s propreantepenultimate syllable.

How do you pronounce "propreantepenult"?

Pronounced //ˌpɹoʊpɹiˌantiˈpiˌnʌlt//.

//ˌpɹoʊpɹiˌantiˈpiˌnʌlt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
The last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word or other utterance); a word’s or other utterance’s propreantepenultimate syllable. no-plural, rare
"The word dis·ín·te·res·ted·ly is stressed on the propreantepenult."

"The word dis·ín·te·res·ted·ly is stressed on the propreantepenult."

First attested in 1893; formed as pro- + preantepenult; compare the earlier propreantepenultimate (1825).

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