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antepenult

/an-tee-pee-nuhlt, -pi-nuhlt/US // ˌæn tiˈpi nʌlt, -pɪˈnʌlt //UK // (ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌlt) //

蚂蚁金服,蚂蚁花呗,蚂蚁金服集团,蚂蚁花心

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the third syllable from the end in a word, as te in antepenult.

Examples

  • This anie eare may if he accent the antepenult matrmonie, or the penult matrimnie, or the last as matrimone.

  • If the penult is short, the antepenult is accented provided it be long: Sansthā́naka.

  • For purposes of assonance little use is made of words accented on a syllable preceding the antepenult.

  • (b) A word stressed on the penult may assonate with one lx stressed on the antepenult.

  • The accent must fall on the penult, if it was long, otherwise on the antepenult of the word.