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antenna
antenna farm
antennal gland
antenuptial
antenuptial contract
antepartum
antepartum haemorrhage
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antepenultimate
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antepenult
antepenult [ ánti pi núlt ] (plural antepenults)


noun 
Definition:
 
third last syllable: the third from last syllable in a word
The antepenult is stressed in the word 'superfluous'.
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