Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Preceding the antepenultimate; being the fourth from the last: as, a preantepenultimate syllable.
Etymologies
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Nominal sense attested since 1746; adjectival sense attested since 1791: pre- + antepenultimate.
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Examples
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The word for "fourth to last" is preantepenultimate.
Alien Loves Predator admin 2010
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The word for "fourth to last" is preantepenultimate.
Alien Loves Predator 2010
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Someone else wrote, asking me to clarify whether I meant 'third from the end' or 'fourth from the end' in the definition of the word preantepenultimate.
OUPblog 2009
reesetee commented on the word preantepenultimate
fourth from last
February 23, 2007
slumry commented on the word preantepenultimate
This word makes me laugh.
July 25, 2007
bilby commented on the word preantepenultimate
Anti-climactic.
May 19, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word preantepenultimate
JM knows that preantepenultimate is a useful word but he can never think far enough ahead to use it!
April 2, 2010
Xina54 commented on the word preantepenultimate
Preceding the antepenultimate; being the fourth from the last: as, a preantepenultimate syllable.
February 19, 2011