different between preantepenult vs preantepenultimate

preantepenult

English

Etymology

pre- +? antepenult

Noun

preantepenult (plural preantepenults)

  1. The last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance).

Coordinate terms

  • (names of syllables): ultima, ult (last); penultima, penultimate, penult (last but one); antepenultima, antepenultime, antepenultimate, antepenult (last but two); preantepenultima (præantepenultima), preantepenultimate, preantepenult (last but three); propreantepenultimate, propreantepenult (last but four)

Translations

preantepenult From the web:

  • what comes before preantepenultimate
  • what comes after preantepenultimate
  • preantepenultimate


preantepenultimate

English

Etymology

Nominal sense attested since 1746; adjectival sense attested since 1791: pre- +? antepenultimate.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pr?'?n't?p?n?l?t?m?t, IPA(key): /?p?i??ænt?p??n?lt?m?t/,
  • (General American) enPR: pr?'?n'tip?n?l?t?m?t, pr?'?n't?p?n?l?t?m?t, IPA(key): /?p?i?æntip??n?lt?m?t/, /?p?i?ænt?p??n?lt?m?t/,

Noun

preantepenultimate (plural preantepenultimates)

  1. (chiefly phonetics, obsolete, rare) preantepenult

Coordinate terms

  • (names of syllables): ultima, ult (last); penultima, penultimate, penult (last but one); antepenultima, antepenultime, antepenultimate, antepenult (last but two); preantepenultima (præantepenultima), preantepenultimate, preantepenult (last but three); propreantepenultimate, propreantepenult (last but four)

Adjective

preantepenultimate (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly phonetics and biology) Three before the end; fourth to last.

Coordinate terms

  • (adjectives denoting syllables): ultimate (last), penultimate (last but one), antepenultimate (last but two), propreantepenultimate (last but four)

Translations

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References

preantepenultimate From the web:

  • what comes before preantepenultimate
  • what comes after preantepenultimate
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