antepenult
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of antepenult
1575–85; < Latin ( syllaba ) antepaenultima the second (syllable) from the last, feminine of antepaenultimus standing before the penult. See ante-, penult
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Words ending in ty have their accent on the antepenult, as pusillan�mity, act�vity.
From A Grammar of the English Tongue by Johnson, Samuel
The accent must fall on the penult, if it was long, otherwise on the antepenult of the word.
From The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature by Abbott, Frank Frost
Erratum in your last, 1. antepenult, pro "fear a Dun" lege "fear a Dan:" ita omnes MSS. quos ego legi, et ita magis congruum tam sensui quam veritati.
From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 by Browning, William Ernst
The accent of this word is on the antepenult; by poetic license, in four of the passages above quoted, it is placed on the penult.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer
If the penult is short, the antepenult is accented provided it be long: Sansthā́naka.
From The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika by Ryder, Arthur William
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