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Definitions

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  1. Preceding the antepenultimate; being the fourth from the last: as, a preantepenultimate syllable.

Etymologies

  1. Nominal sense attested since 1746; adjectival sense attested since 1791: pre- + antepenultimate. (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “The word for "fourth to last" is preantepenultimate.”

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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.”

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  • Xina54 Preceding the antepenultimate; being the fourth from the last: as, a preantepenultimate syllable. Feb 18, 2011

  • jmjarmstrong JM knows that preantepenultimate is a useful word but he can never think far enough ahead to use it! Apr 2, 2010

  • bilby Anti-climactic. May 19, 2008

  • slumry This word makes me laugh. Jul 24, 2007

  • reesetee fourth from last Feb 23, 2007

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‘preantepenultimate’ has been looked up 2306 times, loved by 4 people, added to 23 lists, commented on 5 times, and is not a valid Scrabble word.