Word of the Day: Antepenultimate

Can you pronounce antepenultimate?

Saturday, November 2, 2024

adjective 1. Last but two in a series; third last. "Lena was the antepenultimate student in line at the book fair." "The antepenultimate stanza doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the poem." "They cut off the checkout line when the store closed, leaving me as the antepenultimate shopper." Ads help keep Word Daily free. Latin, late 17th century From Our Network Today's Best Deals Good products make life easier — especially when they're on sale. See the savings When it comes to describing the order of things, ordinal words such as "first," "second," "third," and "fourth" describe the beginning of a list, but what about the end? Latin gives us more sophisticated words than "last." "Ultimus" means "last," "paene" means "almost," and "ante-" means "before." ... Continue Reading By clicking "Try it in your inbox" you're agreeing to Word Smart's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. By clicking "Try it in your inbox" you're agreeing to Word Smart's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Do you remember these words? Thank you for supporting our advertisers.

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