Antepenultime
//ˌænteɪpɪˈnʌltiːm//
"Antepenultime" in a Sentence (4 examples)
In polysyllables the penultime is accented if the syllable be long, but in all other cases the accent is laid upon the antepenultime.
In surnames from words extended with diminutive suffixes…where the stress is always on the antepenultime.
In antepenultime the non-neutral vowels /a/, /i/, /u/ alternate with the neutral shorter /ə/, and the neutral vowel in antepenultime and penultime alternates with zero.
Mandibles with 4 teeth decreasing in size from the apical teeth, the antepenultime (subbasal) smallest.
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