{ ‖ } n. [ L. antepaenultima (sc. syllaba) antepenultimate; ante before + paenultimus the last but one; paene almost + ultimus last. ] (Pros.) The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl- in monosyllable. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two. -- n. The antepenult. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. (sc. syllaba), fr. penultimus, paenultimus, the last but one; paene almost + ultimus the last. ] Same as Penult. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Last but one; as, the penultimate syllable, the last syllable but one of a word. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The penult. [ 1913 Webster ]