Definition of preantepenultimate
- fourth-to-last in a series
Usage examples of preantepenultimate
In the migration plan, the preantepenultimate step is fourth from the end, before backup verification, cutover, and cleanup.
The editor moved the preantepenultimate paragraph because four paragraphs still followed it.
In an eight-item queue, the fifth item is preantepenultimate because three items come after it.