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| In ], the '''antepenult''' is the third ] from the end of a word (''e.g.'' "-dic-" is the antepenult of "perpendicular"). The antepenult precedes the ] or second-to-last |
In ], the '''antepenult''' is the third ] from the end of a word (''e.g.'' "-dic-" is the antepenult of "perpendicular"). The antepenult precedes the ] or second-to-last syllable which, in turn, precedes the ] or final syllable. | ||
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In linguistics, the antepenult is the third syllable from the end of a word (e.g. "-dic-" is the antepenult of "perpendicular"). The antepenult precedes the penult or second-to-last syllable which, in turn, precedes the ultimate or final syllable.
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