Preantepenultimate vs Antepenultimate - What's the difference?

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Antepenultimate is a related term of preantepenultimate.

As nouns the difference between preantepenultimate and antepenultimate

is that preantepenultimate is preantepenult while antepenultimate is two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate.

As adjectives the difference between preantepenultimate and antepenultimate

is that preantepenultimate is three before the end; fourth to last while antepenultimate is two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.

preantepenultimate

English

Noun

(en noun)

(chiefly, phonetics, obsolete, rare) preantepenult

The word ''necessary'' is stressed on its preantepenultimate .

Adjective

(-)

(chiefly, phonetics) Three before the end; fourth to last.

This book has ten chapters; therefore, chapter seven is the preantepenultimate one.

Coordinate terms

* (syllable adjectives)

References

antepenultimate

English

Alternative forms

* antepaenultimate *

Adjective

(-)

Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.

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Coordinate terms

* (syllable adjectives)

Synonyms

* propenultimate * third last * third to last

Noun

(en noun)

Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)

The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.

The words ''animal'', ''citizen'', ''comedy'', ''dangerous'', ''obvious'', and ''antepenultimate'' are stressed on the antepenultimate .