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Antepenultimate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Antepenultimate has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end

2

Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)

Adjective
1

third from last

2

Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.

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ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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