Meaning & use
antepenultimate
Third from the last in a series; the one before the second-to-last item.
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Stress in this word falls on the antepenultimate syllable, not the final one.
The antepenultimate chapter reveals the twist that changes how the whole novel reads.
A note on using this word
Antepenultimate is a precise technical term, most often used when discussing syllables, chapters, or list positions.
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