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Nouns (1)

antepenult

n. the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end

Verbs (0)

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Adjectives (1)

antepenultimate

adj. third from last

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Synonyms (11)

terminal, endmost

adj. being or situated at an end; "the endmost pillar"; "terminal buds on a branch"; "a terminal station"; "the terminal syllable"

parting, Parthian

adj. delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; "paused to deliver a parting shot at the door"; "a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy"- Bret Harte

penultimate, next-to-last

adj. next to the last; "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in the next-to-last column"

senior, fourth-year

adj. used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college; "the senior prom"

subterminal

adj. near but not precisely at an end; "a subterminal band of color on the tail feathers"

sunset

adj. providing for termination; "a program with a sunset provision"

ultimate

adj. being the last or concluding element of a series; "the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable"

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antepenultimate

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