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单词 penult
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Definition of penult in English:

penult

noun pɪˈnʌltˈpɛnʌltˈpēˌnəlt
Linguistics

  • The penultimate syllable of a word.

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    Example sentencesExamples
    • The main characteristic regarding accent in Japanese is that the highest accent is on the penult (second to the last syllable).
    • If the ultima is long, and if the penult is accented, then it must be acute.
    • The first places stress either on the penult of the stem (orIGin-al, with source ORigin; VIRgin-al and proFESSion-al already have the stress on this syllable in the source), or on the final syllable (diaLECTal, with source DIalect).
adjective pɪˈnʌltˈpɛnʌltˈpēˌnəlt
  • archaic term for penultimate

Rhymes

consult, cult, exult, indult, insult, result, ult

Definition of penult in US English:

penult

nounˈpēˌnəlt
Linguistics

  • The penultimate syllable of a word.

    〔语言学〕（词的）倒数第二音节

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The main characteristic regarding accent in Japanese is that the highest accent is on the penult (second to the last syllable).
    • If the ultima is long, and if the penult is accented, then it must be acute.
    • The first places stress either on the penult of the stem (orIGin-al, with source ORigin; VIRgin-al and proFESSion-al already have the stress on this syllable in the source), or on the final syllable (diaLECTal, with source DIalect).
adjectiveˈpēˌnəlt
  • archaic term for penultimate
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