"antepenultimatum" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: antepenultimatums [plural], antepenultimata [plural]
Etymology: From ante- + penultimatum. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ante-|penultimatum}} ante- + penultimatum Head templates: {{en-noun|s|antepenultimata}} antepenultimatum (plural antepenultimatums or antepenultimata)
  1. (diplomacy, commonly satirical) A statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, essentially a penultimatum, but even more tentative and more repeatedly abandoned in favour of subsequent ignominious compromises.

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