释义 |
an·te·pe·nult \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ-\ noun also an·te·pe·nul·ti·ma \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷-\ (-s) Etymology: Late Latin antepaenultima, feminine of antepaenultimus preceding the next to last, from Latin ante- + paenultimus next to last — more at penultimate : the third syllable of a word counting from the end : the syllable preceding the next-to-last syllable (as cu in accumulate) |