propreantepenultimate

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Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: prō'prēăn'tĭpĭnŭlʹtĭmət, IPA: /ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmət/

Adjective

propreantepenultimate (not comparable)

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

   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.

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