"prepenultimate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more prepenultimate [comparative], most prepenultimate [superlative]
Etymology: From pre- + penultimate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|penultimate}} pre- + penultimate Head templates: {{en-adj}} prepenultimate (comparative more prepenultimate, superlative most prepenultimate)
  1. Synonym of antepenultimate. Synonyms: antepenultimate [synonym, synonym-of]
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