Definition of Paenultima law

1. Noun. (context: philology and orthoëpy sometimes “the paenultima law of accentuation”) The (rule) of (Classical Latin) pronunciation which states that a word receives (antepenultimate) stress if its (penult) is a short (syllable), but receives (penultimate) stress if its penult is a long syllable. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Paenultima Law

paedos
paella
paellalike
paellas
paellera
paelleras
paenula
paenulae
paenulas
paenultima law
paeon
paeonic
paeonics
paeonies
paeonine
paeons
paeony
paesan
paesani
paesano
paesanos
paesans
pagan
pagan religion

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