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Antepenultimate (Noun)

Meaning

The 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • The antepenultimate syllable of the word 'communicate' is 'mu' when stressed and 'mi' when unstressed.
  • The word 'computer' has an antepenultimate syllable 'pu'.
  • Identifying the antepenultimate syllable is important for determining word stress in some languages.
  • The antepenultimate syllable in the word 'vacation' is 'ca'.
  • The stress on the antepenultimate syllable of the word 'photography' makes it sound more like 'pho-TOG-raphy'.

Synonyms

  • Antepenult
  • Antepenultima

Hypernyms

  • Syllable
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