Etymology Edit

First attested in 1825; formed as pro- +‎ preantepenultimate; compare the later propreantepenult (1893).

Pronunciation Edit

Adjective Edit

propreantepenultimate (not comparable)

( rare ) The last syllable word utterance The word minimalism is stressed on its propreantepenultimate syllable. 1825, Samuel Oliver, A General, Critical Grammar of the Inglish Language, pages ⁽¹⁾ In its minute divisions, accent is ultimate, penultimate, antepenultimate, preantepenultimate, propreantepenultimate. ⁽²⁾ The propreantepenultimate accent is the accent on the last syllable but four.

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