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antepenultimate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | antepenult, antepenultima |
| Type of | syllable |
antepenultimate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | antepenultima |
Examples of antepenultimate
antepenultimate
Every year, the balance of the books that reach this antepenultimate round shifts.
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Typically, the Strong syllable in the antepenultimate Foot is assigned the primary stress.
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This lengthening takes place regularly in antepenultimate syllables.
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The antepenultimate syllable is stressed in words with more than four syllables that are all light.
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This is mainly a strict alternation in the penultimate and antepenultimate syllables, as the final syllable can be of either weight.
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Intonation in indicative clauses usually rises on the antepenultimate syllable, falls on the penult and rises on the last syllable.
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In words of three or more syllables, the stress is on the penultimate syllable if this is heavy, otherwise on the antepenultimate syllable.
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The word stress in Macedonian is antepenultimate, meaning it falls on the third from last syllable in words with three or more syllables, and on the first or only syllable in other words.
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Words are generally accented on the penultimate syllable, unless the word ends in ka, tra and often na, in which case they are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable.
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- Antepenult: the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
- Third from last
- Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate); The syllable that comes two before the last in a word; Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series
