propreantepenult
nounUK /ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌantɪpɪˈnʌlt/ · US /ˌpɹoʊpɹiˌantiˈpiˌnʌlt/
Etymology First attested in 1893; formed as pro- + preantepenult; compare the earlier propreantepenultimate (1825).
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No plural, Rare The last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word or other utterance); a word’s or other utterance’s propreantepenultimate syllable.
- The word dis·ín·te·res·ted·ly is stressed on the propreantepenult.
- When the propreantepenult is the last strong syllable, use the Pentad.1893, Robert Irving Fulton, Thomas Clarkson Trueblood, Practical Elements of Elocution, 3rd edition, page 273:
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- There was a time[…]when he could define onomatopoeia, propreantepenult, and give examples of dactyl and anapaest.1946, Harry Charles McKown, Home Room Guidance, 2nd edition, page 2:
- Coordinate terms
- ultima, ult, penultima, penultimate, penult, antepenultima, antepenultime, antepenultimate, antepenult, preantepenultima, preantepenultimate, preantepenult, propreantepenultimate