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Meaning of propreantepenultimate | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2
ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmət

Definitions

The last syllable but four (of a word or other utterance).

not-comparable, rare

Equivalents

Examples

“The word minimalism is stressed on its propreantepenultimate syllable.”
“1825, Samuel Oliver, A General, Critical Grammar of the Inglish Language, pages 269⁽¹⁾ and 270⁽²⁾ ⁽¹⁾ In its minute divisions, accent is ultimate, penultimate, antepenultimate, preantepenultimate, propreantepenultimate. ⁽²⁾ The propreantepenultimate accent is the accent on the last syllable but four.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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