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antepenult, a. and n.|ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌlt|
[abbrev. of L. antepænultima: see next.]
A. adj. Preceding the penult; the last but two. Orig. a term of Prosody, but also used otherwise.
1585James I Ess. Poesie (Arb.) 57 Or question and digestion, It rymes in ques and ges, albeit they be bot the antepenult syllabis. 1597T. Morley Introd. Mus. 76 Your penult and antepenult notes. 1852Dana Crust. i. 631 Carapax..extending to antepenult thoracic segment.
B. n. [The adj. used absol., sc. syllable.]
c1620A. Hume Orthogr. Brit. Tong. 22 Never farther from the end then the third syllab, quhilk the grammareanes calls the antepenult. 1755Johnson Gram. Pros., Words in ion have the accent upon the antepenult. |