Synonyms: antepenult, antepenultima, antepenultimate
Definition: the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
Similar words: syllable
Definition: a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
Usage: the word `pocket' has two syllables
Synonyms: antepenultimate
Definition: third from last
Similar words: intermediate
Definition: lying between two extremes in time or space or state
Usage: going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands; intermediate stages in a process; intermediate stops on the route; an intermediate range plane