An`te·pe'nultAn`te*pe*nult'i*ma noun [ Latin antepaenultima (sc. syllaba ) antepenultimate; ante before + paenultimus the last but one; paene almost + ultimus last.] (Pros.) The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl- in ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/91
antepenult The third from the last syllable of a word; such as, the antepenult is stressed in the word 'superfluous' or in the word 'antediluvian'. It may also be considered the syllable of a word that precedes the penult. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2218/