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antepenultimate

[ an-tee-pi-nuhl-tuh-mit ]

adjective

  1. third from the end.
  2. of or relating to an antepenult.


noun

antepenultimate

/ ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmɪt /

adjective

  1. third from last
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. anything that is third from last
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • prean·te·pe·nulti·mate adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of antepenultimate1

First recorded in 1670–80; antepenult + (ult)imate
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Example Sentences

What we learned on the third-to-last — or antepenultimate, for all you wordsmiths out there — weekend of the regular season …

It’s the penultimate round of matches in the EFL, and the antepenultimate round in the Premier League.

However, he remains just two back of the lead, playing in the antepenultimate pairing with Ryan Moore.

Ted heads into the bathroom to do his ablutions while Bob, Carol and Alice kiss in slow motion before everyone ends up naked and in bed together in the film’s famous antepenultimate scene.

From Salon

On Tuesday, he plays the antepenultimate sonatas of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert; on Thursday, the penultimate.

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