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antepenultimate

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "antepenultimate" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

5 syllables
15 characters
English (US)
5syllables

antepenultimate

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

antepenultimate is a polysyllabic word with 5 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, antepenultimate is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofantepenultimate

1noun
  • Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)
  • The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.

    Example: "The words animal, citizen, comedy, dangerous, obvious, and antepenultimate are stressed on the antepenultimate."

1adjective
  • Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.

    Example: "This book has ten chapters — chapter 8 is the antepenultimate one."

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