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antepenultimate vs syllable

syllable vs antepenultimate

antepenultimate and syllable both are nouns.

antepenultimate is an adjective but syllable is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antepenultimate Yes Yes No No
syllable Yes No No No
As nouns, syllable is a hypernym of antepenultimate; that is, syllable is a word with a broader meaning than antepenultimate:
  • antepenultimate: the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
  • syllable: a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
antepenultimate (noun) syllable (noun)
the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
antepenultimate (adjective) syllable (adjective)
third from last
Difference between antepenultimate and syllable

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