Propreantepenultimate

//ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmət// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    The last syllable but four (of a word or other utterance). not-comparable, rare

    "The word minimalism is stressed on its propreantepenultimate syllable."

Example

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"The word minimalism is stressed on its propreantepenultimate syllable."

Etymology

First attested in 1825; formed as pro- + preantepenultimate; compare the later propreantepenult (1893).

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